


^/yS ¥§)f$"..3...0 

^TAJf */ffir 



UNITED STATES OF AMEEICA. 



—e 



SUPPLEMENT 



CHURCH PSALMIST. 



PREPARED BY THE 



|rtsljgtmira f tibtota faamaatitt, 



IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OP THE GENERAL 
ASSEMBLIES OF 1857 AND 1858. 



/ 



PHILADELPHIA: 
PRESBYTERIAN PUBLICATION COMMITTEE, 

1334 CHESTNUT ST. 



i 

} New York: A. D. F. Randolph, 683 Broadway. 

i Chicago: S. C. Griggs & Co Detroit: Raymond & Selleck 

/ Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co. 

/ St. Louis : Keith & Woods. 



. (?) 




Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by 

WILLIAM PURYES, Treasurer, 

in trust for the Presbyterian Publication Committee, 

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 



STEREOTYPED BY L. JOHNSON & CO. 

PHILADELPHIA. 

ASHMEAD, PRINTER. 



(•:— 



; 






SUPPLEMENT. 



HYMNS OF WORSHIP. 



~nq HYMN 703, C. M. 

I \JO Christ's Presence sought in the Sanctuary. 

?np 1 A GAIN our earthly oares we leave, 

-£*- And to thy courts repair ; 
< Again with joyful feet we come, 

To meet our Saviour here. 
f 2 Great Shepherd of thy people, hear! 

Thy presence now display ; 
m We bow within thy house of prayer ; 

Oh ! give us hearts to pray. 
3 The clouds which vail thee from our sight, 
In pity, Lord, remove : 
Dispose our minds to hear aright 
The message of thy love. 
mp 4 The feeling heart, the melting eye, 
The humble mind bestow ; 
And shine upon us from on high, 
To make our graces grow. 
m 5 Show us some token of thy love, 
Our fainting hope to raise ; 
And pour thy blessing from above, 
That we may render praise. 

HYMN 704, L. M. 6 Lines. 

Sabbath Invocation. 

GREAT God! this sacred day of thine 
Demands the soul's collected powers ; 
With joy we now to thee resign 

These solemn consecrated hours: 
Oh ! may our souls adoring own 
The grace that calls us to thy throne. 



704 



-® 



WORSHIP. 



mp 2 All-seeing God ! thy piercing eye 

Can every secret thought explore ; 
May worldly cares our bosoms fly, 
And where thou art intrude no more : 
p Oh ! may thy grace our spirits move, 

And fix our minds on things above. 

mp 3 Thy Spirit's powerful aid impart, 

And bid thy word, with life divine, 
Engage the ear, and warm the heart ; 
Then shall the day indeed be thine; 
m Then shall our souls adoring own 

The grace that calls us to thy throne. 

>ynK HYMN 705, CM. 

■ "*J "We praise thee, God." 

m 1 C\ GOD ! we praise thee, and confess 
^ That thou the only Lord 
And everlasting Father art, 
By all the earth adored. 

mf 2 To thee all angels cry aloud ; 
To thee the powers on high, 
Both cherubim and seraphim, 
Continually do cry : 

mf 3 holy, holy, holy Lord, 

Whom heavenly hosts obey, 
The world is with the glory filled 
Of thy majestic sway! 

m 4 The apostles' glorious company, 

And prophets crowned with light, 
With all the martyrs' noble host, 
Thy constant praise recite. 

f 5 The holy Church throughout the world, 

Lord ! confesses thee, 
I mf That thou th' eternal Father art, 

Of boundless majesty. 

70 fi HYMN 706, 10s and lis. 

J I \J \J xtie majesty and goodness of God. 

\ m f 1 O"^"' worsn ^P * ne K m g» all-glorious above; 
^ Oh ! gratefully sing his power and love. 
dol Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of days, 
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise. 

mf 2 Oh ! tell of his might, oh ! sing of his grace, 
dol Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space ! 



WORSHIP. 625 ] 

t 

His chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds \ 

form, ( 

And dark is his path on the wings of the storm. i 

dol 3 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite? t 

It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, 
It streams from the hills, it descends to the 

plains, 
And sweetly distils in the dew and the rains. 

I mp 4 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, 

J off In thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail ; 

] < Thy mercies how tender! how firm to the end! 

j leu Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend. 

\ ry/VY HYMN 707, 8s and 7s. 

i ' vl Ceaseless Praise. 

n 1 pEASELESS praise be to the Father, 
^ By whose power and grace we live; 
Who, our wayward souls to gather, 
Did his Well-beloved give. 

2 To the Son be praise unending, 
Who, our ruined souls to save, 

From his heavenly throne descending, 
Hasted to the cross and grave. 

3 To the Holy Spirit render 
Grateful, everlasting praise, 

Who, long striving, patient, tender, 
Waits our souls from death to raise. 

mf 4 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 
One Jehovah, we adore ; 
May we all thy peace inherit, 
Saved by thee for evermore. 



708 



1 L° 



L 



HYMN 708, L. M. 

God is here. 

! God is here ! let us adore, 
And own how dreadful is this place ; 
Let all within us feel his power, 
And silent bow before his face. 

Lo! God is here ! Him, day and night, 
The united choirs of angels sing; 

To him, enthroned above all height, 

Heaven's hosts their noblest praises bring. 

IT 



4) 



626 WORSHIP. 

3 Being of beings ! may our praise 

Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill ; 
Still may we stand before thy face ; 
Still hear and do thy sovereign will. 

>JAq HYMN 709, C. H. 

• " v Joyful Adoration. 

mf ip LORY to God the Father be, 
™ Glory to God the Son, 
Glory to God the Holy Ghost, 
Glory to God alone. 

m 2 My soul doth magnify the Lord, 

My spirit doth rejoice || 

In God, my Saviour and my God ; 
I hear his joyful voice. 

3 I need not go abroad for joy, 
"Who have a feast at home; 
My sighs are turned into songs, 
The Comforter is come. 



710 






4 Down from on high the blessed Dove 
Is come into my breast ; 
To witness God's eternal love ; 
This is my heavenly feast. 

mf 5 Glory to God the Father be, 

Glory to God the Son, I; 

Glory to God the Holy Ghost, 
Glory to God alone. 

HYMN 710, 7s. 

Invocation of the Trinity. 

qf 1 fJOLY Father, hear my cry; 

-*--*- Holy Saviour, bend thine ear ; 
Holy Spirit, come thou nigh: 
Father, Saviour, Spirit, hear ! 

2 Father, save me from my sin ; 

Saviour, I thy mercy crave ; 
Gracious Spirit, make me clean : 
Father, Son, and Spirit, save! 

3 Father, let me taste thy love ; 

Saviour, fill my soul with peace ; 
Spirit, come my heart to move : 
Father, Son, and Spirit, bless ! 
mf 4 Father, Son, and Spirit — thou 
One Jehovah, shed abroad 



WORSHIP 



All thy grace within me now; 
aff Be my Father and my God! 



Til 




712 



HYMN 711, C. M. 

After Sermon. 

1 A LMIGHTY God, thy word is cast, 
-£*• Like seed into the ground; 
Let now the dew of heaven descend, 

And righteous fruits abound. 

2 Let not the foe of Christ and man 
This holy seed remove; 

But give it root in every heart, 
To bring forth fruits of love. 

3 Let not the world's deceitful cares 
The rising plant destroy ; 

But let it yield, a hundredfold, . 
The fruits of peace and joy. 

4 Oft as the precious seed is sown, 
Thy quickening grace bestow, 

That all, whose souls the truth receive, 
Its saving power may know. 

HYMN 712, 7s. 

Close of Evening Service. 

) dol 1 Tj^OR the mercies of the day, 
-*- For this rest upon our way, 

\ m Thanks to thee alone be given, 

Lord of earth and King of heaven. 

\ mp 2 Cold our services have been, 
[ Mingled every prayer with sin ; 

< aff But thou canst and wilt forgive : 

By thy grace alone we live. 

J m 3 While this thorny path we tread, 
J aff May thy love our footsteps lead ; 

When our journey here is past, 
May we rest with thee at last. 

} mp 4 Let these earthly Sabbaths prove 
Foretastes of our joys above ; 
While their steps thy children bend 

< leu To the rest which knows no end. 



<k — 



(8) 

628 CHRIST. 



CHRIST. 



ryi O HYMN" 713, 8s and 7s. 

• ■*■*' CTirtsi a Friend. 

aff 1 /^NE there is, above all others, 

^ Well deserves the name of Friend; 
His is love beyond a brother's, 
\ len Costly — free — and knows no end. 

t aff 2 Which of all our friends, to save us, 

< Could, or would have shed his blood? 
] m But this Jesus died to have us 

) Reconciled in him to God. 

\ mp 3 When he lived on earth abas6d, 

Friend of sinners was his name ; 
i m Now, above all glory raised, 

> He rejoices in the same. 

) aff 4 Oh ! for grace our hearts to soften ! 

< m Teach us, Lord, at length to love ; 
J We, alas ! forget too often 

\ len What a Friend we have above. 

\ ^1 A HYMN 714, L. M. 

) ' 1^ The Divinity and Humanity of Christ. 

\ m 1 TjiRE the blue heavens were stretched abroad, 
-*-^ From everlasting was the Word ; 
With God he was ; the Word was God, 

And must divinely be adored. 
$ 2 By his own power were all things made, 

j By him supported all things stand ; 

j He is the whole creation's head, 

And angels fly at his command. 
I mf 3 But lo, he leaves those heavenly forms, 
' The Word descends and dwells in clay, 

j That he may converse hold with worms, 

Dressed in such feeble flesh as they. 
j 4 Mortals with joy beheld his face, 

j The eternal Father's only Son ; 

] How full of truth, how full of grace, 

i When through his eyes the Godhead shone. 

j 5 Archangels leave their high abode, 

i To learn new mvsteries here, and tell 



~4) 



CHRIST. 629 1 



The love of our descending God, 
len The glories of Immanuel. 



715 



HYMN 715, 8s and 7s. 

Jesus, God over All. 

dol 1 /^ROWN his head with endless blessing, 
^ Who, in God the Father's name, 
"With compassion never ceasing, 
Comes salvation to proclaim. 

mf 2 Lo ! Jehovah, we adore thee ; 

Thee, our Saviour ; thee, our God ! 

m From thy throne the beams of glory- 

Shine through all the world abroad. 

mf 3 Jesus, thee our Saviour hailing, 

Thee, our God, in praise we own ; 
Highest honours, never failing, 
Rise eternal round thy throne. 

f 4 Now, ye saints, his power confessing, 
In your grateful strains adore ; 
For his mercy, never ceasing, 
Flows, and flows for evermore. 

71 £ HYMN 716, 8s, 7s and 4s. 

j ' -LU Glory to the Lamb. 

\ mf 1 C\ LORY, glory everlasting 

^ Be to Him who bore the cross, 

Who redeemed our souls by tasting 

Death, the death deserved by us : 

Spread his glory, 
Who redeemed his people thus. 

off 2 His is love, 'tis love unbounded, 
Without measure, without end ; 
Human thought is here confounded, 
; Tis too vast to comprehend: 

Praise the Saviour ! 
Magnify the sinner's friend! 

i mp 3 While we hear the wondrous story 
Of the Saviour's cross and shame, 

| mf Sing we " Everlasting glory 

Be to God and to the Lamb ;" 

S len Saints and angels, 

Give ye glory to his name. 



®~ 



53* 



630 CHRIST. 



~— ~~ <•> 



HYMN 717, C. M. 
Jesus our Guide. 



717 

°ff 1 TO whom, my Saviour, shall I go, 
-*- If I depart from thee ? 
My guide through all this vale of woe, 
And more than all to me. 

2 The world reject thy gentle reign, 
And pay thy death with scorn ; 

Oh! they could plat thy crown again, 
And sharpen every thorn. 

3 But I have felt thy dying love 
Breathe gently through my heart, 

To whisper hope of joys above — 
And can we ever part ? 

len 4 Ah ! no, with thee I'll walk below, 
My journey to the grave: 

p To whom, my Saviour, shall I go, 

When only thou canst save ? 

HYMN 718, S. M. 

Salvation in Christ alone. 



718 



1 Z^OD'S holy law, transgressed, 
" Speaks nothing but despair; 
Burdened with guilt, with grief oppressed, 

We find no comfort there. 

2 Not all our groans and tears, 
Nor works which we have done, 

Nor vows, nor promises, nor prayers, 
Can e'er for sin atone. 

3 Relief alone is found 
In Jesus' precious blood: 

'Tis this that heals the mortal wound, 
And reconciles to God. 

4 High lifted on the cross, 
The spotless victim dies: 

This is salvation's only source, 
Hence all our hopes arise. 

HYMN 719, C. M. 

Cleansing in the blood of Christ. 

1 TflOREVER here my rest shall be, 
J- Close to thy bleeding side ; 
This all my hope, and all my plea, — 
j For me the Saviour died. 



719 



ft— 



CHRIST. 631 



2 My dying Saviour, and my God, 
Fountain for guilt and sin, 

Sprinkle me ever with thy blood, 
f And cleanse and keep me clean. 

3 The atonement of thy blood apply, 

Till faith to sight improve ; 
Till hope in full fruition die, 
And all my soul be love. 



720 



HYMN 720, L. M. 

Jesus needful. 

I m 1 TESUS, engrave it on my heart, 

*J That thou the one thing needful art; 
I could from all things parted be, 

| < But never, never, Lord, from thee. 

2 Needful is thy most precious blood, 
} To reconcile my soul to God ; 
) Needful is thy indulgent care ; 

Needful thy all-prevailing prayer. 

3 Needful thy presence, dearest Lord, 
True peace and comfort to aiford ; 
Needful thy promise, to impart 
Fresh life and vigor to my heart. 

4 Needful art thou, my guide, my stay, 
Through all life's dark and weary way; 

| Nor less in death thou'lt needful be, 

To bring my spirit home to thee. 

| mf 5 Then needful still, my God, my King, 
Thy name eternally I'll sing! 

} < Glory and praise be ever his, 

The one thing needful Jesus is! 

} ryOT HYMN 721, 8s and 7s. 

* ( ' ™*- Forgiveness in Christ. 

< mf 1 XT AIL, my ever-blessed Jesus ! 
-L-L Only thee I wish to sing ; 
To my soul thy name is precious, 

Thou my Prophet, Priest, and King: 
J f Oh, what mercy flows from heaven! 

Oh, what joy and happiness! 
J Love I much? I've much forgiven — 

I I'm a miracle of grace ! 

\ m 2 Once with Adam's race in ruin, 

Unconcerned in sin I lay ; 



CHRIST. 



Swift destruction still pursuing, 
Till my Saviour passed that way : 
mf Witness, all ye hosts of heaven, 

My Redeemer's tenderness: 

Love I much ? I've much forgiven — 
I'm a miracle of grace ! 

f 3 Shout, ye bright angelic choir ! 

Praise the Lamb enthroned above ? 
While, astonished, I admire 

God's free grace and boundless love: 
aff That blest moment I received him 

Filled my soul with joy and peace: 
Love I much ? I've much forgiven — 
< I'm a miracle of grace! 



722 



HYMN 722, 7s. 

Jesus only. 

aff 1 "DLESSED Saviour, thee I love, 
*-* All my other joys above ; 
All my hopes in thee abide, 
Thou my hope, and nought beside : 

mf Ever let my glory be 

< Only, only, only thee. 

2 Once again beside the cross, 
All my gain I count but loss ; 
Earthly pleasures fade away — 
Clouds they are that hide my day 
mf Hence, vain shadows ! let me see 

Jesus, crucified for me. 

dol 3 From beneath that thorny crown 
Trickle drops of cleansing down; 
Pardon from thy pierced hand 
Now I take while here I stand: 

aff Only then I live to thee 

When thy wounded side I see. 

mp 4 Blessed Saviour, thine am I, 

Thine to live, and thine to die: 
Height or depth or creature power 

aff Ne'er shall hide my Saviour more: 

Ever shall my glory be 

len Only, only, only thee ! 



*-**<**<•) 



CHRIST. 633 



} ^90 . HYMN 723, C. M, 

$ ' ^*J Cross and Crown. 

i aff 1 "TI/TUST Jesus bear the cross alone, 
-L'J- And all the world go free? 
No, there's a cross for every one, 
And there's a cross for me. 

2 The consecrated cross I'll bear, 

Till death shall set me free, 
And then go home my crown to wear, 
For there's a crown for me. 

3 Upon the crystal pavement, down 

At Jesus' pierced feet, 
Joyful, Pll cast my golden crown, 
And his dear name repeat. 

mf 4 And palms shall wave, and harps shall ring, 
Beneath heaven's arches high ; 
The Lord that lives, the ransomed sing, 
That lives no more to die. 

f 5 precious cross ! glorious crown ! 
resurrection day ! 
Ye angels, from the stars come down, 
And bear my soul away. 

VC)A HYMN 724, 7s. 

' ^ ^ Leaning upon Jesus. 

i mp 1 TESUS, merciful and mild, 

*-* Lead me as a helpless child ; 
On no other arm but thine 
Would my weary soul recline ; 
Thou art ready to forgive, 
Thou canst bid the sinner live — 
Guide the wanderer, day by day, 
In the strait and narrow way. 

X 2 I am weakness, thou art might ; 
I am darkness, thou art light ; 
I am all defiled with sin, 
Thou canst make me pure within ; 

m Foes that threaten to devour, 

In thy presence have no power ; 
Thou canst bid their rage be still, 
And my heart with comfort fill. 

dol 3 Thou canst fit me by thy grace 
For the heavenly dwelling-place: 



634 CHRIST. 



All thy promises are sure, 
Ever shall thy love endure ; 
|| mp Then what more could I desire, 

How to greater bliss aspire? 
aff All I need in thee I see, 

Thou art all in all to me. 

J ^Q£ HYMN 725, C. M. 

' • ™ *-* Patience of Jesus. 

( - dol 1 "\17HAT grace, Lord, and beauty shone 
'» Around thy steps below ; 
What patient love was seen in all 
Thy life and death of woe ! 

2 For ever on thy burden' d heart 
J A weight of sorrow hung; 

| Yet no ungentle, murmuring word 

Escaped thy silent tongue. 

m 3 Thy foes might hate, despise, revile, 

Thy friends unfaithful prove ; 
mp Unwearied in forgiveness still, 

Thy heart could only love. 

aff 4 Oh ! give us hearts to love like thee. 
Like thee, Lord, to grieve 
Far more for others' sins than all 
( The wrongs that we receive. 

{ mp 5 One with thyself, may every eye 
J In us, thy^ brethren, see 

The gentleness and grace that spring 
J From union, Lord, with thee. 

HYMN 726, 7s and 6s. 

Scene of the Cross. ( 

\ aff 1 f\ SACRED Head once wounded, 

^ With grief and pain weighed down ! 
/ How scornfully surrounded, 

/ With thorns thy only crown ! 

mp How art thou pale with anguish. 

With sore abuse and scorn ! 
How does that visage languish, 
Which once was bright as morn ! 



726 



| 2 What thou, my Lord, hast suffered, 

I Was all for sinners' gain : 

| 7/ Mine, mine was the transgression, 

j But thine the deadly pain. 



(•> 



CHRIST. 



>3fi T 



635 



# 



•»/" 



727 



nip 



mp 



7tip 
dol 



728 

wf 



Lo ! here I fall, my Saviour ! 

'Tis 1 deserve /A// place : 
Look on me with thy favor, 

Vouchsafe to me thy grace ! 
3 What language shall I borrow 

To praise thee, Heavenly Friend, 
For this thy dying sorrow, 

Thy pity without end ? 
Lord, make me thine forever, 

Nor let me faithless prove : 
Oh ! let me never, never 

Abuse such dying love. 

HYMN 727, 7s and 6s 

Casting all on Jesus. 

1 T LAY my sins on Jesus, 

-*- The spotless Lamb of God ; 
He bears them all, and frees us 

From the accursed load. 
I bring my guilt to Jesus, 

To wash my crimson stains 
White, in his blood most precious, 

Till not a spot remains. 

2 I lay my wants on Jesus, 

All fulness dwells in him ; 
He healeth my diseases, 

He doth my soul redeem. 
I lay my griefs on Jesus, 

My burdens and my cares ; 
He from them all releases, 

He all my sorrow shares. 

3 I long to be like Jesus, 

Meek, loving, lowly, mild ; 
I long to be like Jesus, 

The Father's holy child. 
I long to be with Jesus, 

Amid the heavenly throng, 
To sing with saints his praises, 

To learn the angels' song. 

HYMN 728, 8s. 

Joy in Christ. 

1 IV/TY gracious Redeemer I love, 
-L*J- His praises aloud Fll proclaim ; 
And join with the armies above, 
To shout his adorable name. 




f 



636 CHRIST 



m To gaze on his glories divine, 

Shall be my eternal employ, — 
To feel them incessantly shine, 
My boundless, ineffable joy. 
mf 2 Ye palaces, sceptres, and crowns, 

Your pride with disdain I survey ; 
m Your pomps are but shadows and sounds, 

And pass in a moment away : 
The crown that my Saviour bestows, 

Yon permanent sun shall outshine ; 
My joy everlastingly flows — 
My God, my Redeemer, is mine. 

HYMN 729, C. M. 

Satisfied in Jesus. 



\y 



729 

mp 1 T HEARD the voice of Jesus say, 

< ■*- Come unto me and rest : 

— Lay down, thou weary one, lay down 
Thy head upon my breast. 

I came to Jesus as I was, 
dol Weary, and worn, and sad, 

I found in him a resting-place, 
And he has made me glad. 
m 2 1 heard the voice of Jesus say, 
Behold, I freely give 
The living water ; thirsty one, 
Stoop down and drink, and live. 

< I came to Jesus, and I drank 
Of that life-giving stream ; 

My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, 

— And now I live in him. 
m 3 1 heard the voice of Jesus say, 

I am this dark world's light ; 
Look unto me, thy morn shall rise 
And all thy day be bright. 
mf I looked to Jesus, and I found 

In him my Star, my Sun ; 
And in that light of life I'll walk, 
> Till all my journey's done. 

»YOn HYMN 730, C. M. 

• *~* ^ Jesus in the heart. 

aff 1 A JESUS ! King most wonderful ! 
V^ Thou Conqueror renowned ! 
Thou Sweetness most ineffable ! 
In whom all joys are found. 
@ 



9 

THE SPIRIT. 637 



2 When once thou visitcst the heart, 
Then truth begins to shine ; 
Then earthly vanities depart ; 
Then kindles love divine. 
" 3 Jesus ! Light of all below ! 
Thou Fount of life and fire ! 
Surpassing all the joys we know, 
All that we can desire. 
mf 4 Thee may our tongues forever bless ; 
Thee may we love alone, 
And ever in our lives express 
The image of thine own. 



THE SPIRIT. 



\ 701 HYMN 731, 7s and 5s. 

! iOL 27ie Comforter. 

mp 1 TJOLY Ghost, the Infinite ! 

H Shine upon our nature 7 s night 
With thy blessed inward light, 
Comforter Divine ! 
t < 2 "We are sinful : cleanse us, Lord ; 

J — We are faint : thy strength afford ; 

Lost, — until by thee restored, 
Comforter Divine ! 
) mp o Like the dew, thy peace distil ; 

Guide, subdue our wayward will, 
Things of Christ unfolding still, 
Comforter Divine ! 
j aff 4 In us, for us, intercede, 

And, with voiceless groanings, plead 
/ Our unutterable need, 

Comforter Divine ! 
f , mp 5 In us "Abba, Father/ ' cry — 
Earnest of our bliss on high, 
Seal of immortality, — 
Comforter Divine ! 
I m 6 Search for us the depths of God ; 
< Bear us up the starry road, 

To the height of thine abode, 
Comforter Divine ! 



@ 

54 



® — 



638 THE SPIRIT. 



732 



HYMN 732, L. M. 6 Lines. 

The Spirit Invoiced. 

mf 1 pREATOR, Spirit, by whose aid 

^ The world's foundations first were laid, 
Come visit every waiting mind, 
Come pour thy joys on human kind; 
From sin and sorrow set us free, 
And make thy temples worthy thee. 

I mp 2 source of uncreated heat, 

The Father's promised Paraclete ! 
< Thrice holy fount, immortal fire, 

> Our hearts with heavenly love inspire : 

dol Come, and thy sacred unction bring, 

To sanctify us while we sing. 

f 3 Immortal honors, endless fame, 

Attend th' Almighty Father's name ; 
The Saviour Son be glorified 
Who for lost man's redemption died ; 
And equal adoration be, 
Eternal Comforter, to thee ! 



<k 



^OO HYMN 733, 7s and 6s. 

' *J*J The Witness of the Spirit sought. 

aff 1 a AVIOUR, Ithy word believe, 

^ My unbelief remove ; 
m Now thy quickening Spirit give, 

The unction from above : 
Show me, Lord, how good thou art ; 

Now thy gracious word fulfill ; 
Send the witness in my heart, 
The Holy Ghost reveal. 

aff 2 Blessed Comforter, come down, 
And live and move in me ; 
Make my every deed thine own, 

In all things led by thee : 
Bid my sin and fear depart, 
And within oh deign to dwell ; 
» Faithful Witness, in my heart 
Thy perfect light reveal. 

m 3 Whom the world cannot receive, 

Lord, reveal in me ; 
aff Son of God, I cease to live, 

Unless I live to thee :. 



V'^V^VX'V^^^V^VX'%- 



Sh* 



TI1K SPIRIT. 



734 



m/ 



mf 



< 



735 




Make me choose the better part ; 

Oh ! do thou my pardon seal ; 
Semi the witness to my heart, 

The Holy Ghost reveal. 

HYMN 734, L. M. 6 Lines. 

The Comforter desired. 

1 f\H that the Comforter would come, 
" Nor visit as a transient guest, 
But fix in me his constant home, 

And take possession of my breast ! 
Come, make my soul thy loved abode, 
Spirit of the living God ! 

2 If now thy influence I feel, 

If now in thee begin to live ; 
More fully Jesus now reveal, 

Of heaven a larger earnest give : 
Come thou, with light and power divine, 
And Christ, and all with Christ, are mine ! 

3 My peace, my life, my comfort thou, 

My treasure and my all thou art ! 
True witness of my sonship, now 

Engraving pardon on my heart, 
Seal of my sins in Christ forgiven, 
Earnest of love, and pledge of heaven ! 

HYMN 735, C. M. 

The Baptism of Fire. 

1 f\K I that in me the sacred fire 
\J Might now begin to glow ; 
Burn up the dross of base desire, 

And make the mountains flow. 

2 Oh ! that it now from heaven might fall, 

And all my sins consume ; 
Come, Holy Ghost, for thee I call ; 
Spirit of burning, come. 

3 Refining fire, go through my heart ; 

Illuminate my soul ; 
Scatter thy life through every part, 
And sanctify the whole. 




HYMN 736, S. M. 

The Invitation. 

1 fpHE Spirit, in our hearts, 

Is whispering, Sinner, come ; 
The bride, the church of Christ, proclaims 
To all his children, Come. 

Let him that heareth say 

To all about him, Come ; 
Let him that thirsts for righteousness 

To Christ, the fountain, come. 

i 3 Yes, whosoever will, 

| < Oh ! let him freely come, 

And freely drink the stream of life ; 
I mf 'Tis Jesus bids him come. 

I dot 4 Lo, Jesus, who invites, 
< Declares, I quickly come : 

I mf Lord, even so ! we wait thy hour ; 

blest Eedeemer, come ! 

I 707 HYMN 737, S. M. 

i • O i The Sinner called. 

I m 1 "D ETURN and come to God ; 
i " Cast all your sins awajr ; 

Seek ye the Saviour's cleansing blood ; 
J Repent, believe, obey. 

I ?np 2 Say not ye cannot come ; 



For Jesus bled and died, 
That none who ask in humble faith 
Should ever be denied. 



J 3 Say not ye will not come ; 

J ; Tis Gocl vouchsafes to call ; 

And fearful will their end be found, 
On whom his wrath shall fall. 

I aff 4 Come then, whoever will, 

Come while ; tis called to-day ; 
Flee to the Saviour's cleansing blood ; 
Repent, believe, obey. 



®~ 



(•K^^ 



INVITING. 641 



I 700 HYMN 738, 7s. 

] *00 T fie Saviour's Invitation. 

i aff 1 Tj^ROM the cross uplifted high, 

\ -L Where the Saviour deigns to die, 

What melodious sounds we hear, 

Bursting on the ravished ear ! — 
J mf "Love's redeeming work is done : 

Come and welcome, sinner, come ! 
$ in 2 Sprinkled now with blood the throne, 

W hy beneath thy burdens groan ? 
aff On my pierced body laid, 

Justice owns the ransom paid: 

Bow the knee, and kiss the Son: 

< Come and welcome, sinner, come ! 
mp 3 Spread for thee, the festal board 

See with richest dainties stored ; 
To thy Father's bosom pressed, 
Yet again a child confessed, 
Never from his house to roam ; 

< Come and welcome, sinner, come ! 
aff 4 Soon the days of life shall end ; 

Lo, I come, your Saviour, Friend, 
Safe your spirit to convey 
To the realms of endless day, 
Up to my eternal home : 
len Come and welcome, sinner, come !" 

70Q HYMN 739, 6s and 4s. 

•&V To-day. j| 

mf 1 mO-DAY the Saviour calls! j| 

aff -*- Ye wanderers, come ; 

Oh ! ye benighted souls, 
I > Why longer roam ? j! 

I mf 2 To-day the Saviour calls ! 
\ < For refuge fly ; 

The storm of vengeance falls ; 
Ruin is nigh. 
|| aff 3 To-day the Saviour calls ! 
Oh ! listen now : 
Within these sacred walls, 
To Jesus bow. 
aff 4 The Spirit calls to-day ! 
Yield to his power ; 
Oh ! grieve him not away ! 
I ; Tis mercy's hour. 



642 INVITING. 



rVA(\ HYMN 740, L. P. M. 

* ^tvf The Great Question. 

mp 1 ]Vf"0 room for mirth or trifling here, 
I -^ For worldly hope, or worldly fear, 

| If life so soon is gone ; 

t If now the Judge is at the door, 

And all mankind must stand before 
5 The inexorable throne ! 

( 2 Nothing is worth a thought beneath, 

5 But how I may escape the death 

t That never, never dies ! 

$ How make mine own election sure ; 

And when I fail on earth, secure 
A mansion in the skies. 
aff 3 Jesus, vouchsafe a pitying ray ; 

Be thou my Guide, be thou my Way 

To glorious happiness. 
Ah ! write the pardon on my heart ; 
And whensoever I hence depart, 
Let me depart in peace. 

J A 1 HYMN 741, L. M. 6 Lines. 

' *-*- Peace to the Sorroiuing. 

aff 1 T)EACE, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan 
•1 Has taught each scene the note of woe ; 
Cease thy complaint, suppress thy groan, 
And let thy tears forget to flow : 
dol Behold, the precious balm is found, 
To lull thy pain, to heal thy wound. 
aff 2 Come, freely come, by sin oppressed 
Unburden here thy weighty load ; 
Here find thy refuge and thy rest, 
And trust the rnercy of thy God : 
dol Thy God's thy Saviour — glorious word! 
< Oh ! hear, believe, and bless the Lord. 

7JO HYMN 742, 7s. 

• T/4 Look to Christ 

aff 1 TT7EAEY sinner ! keep thine eyes 
* » On th' atoning Sacrifice ; 
View him bleeding on the tree, 
Pouring out his life for thee. 
2 Surely Christ thy griefs hath borne : 
Weeping soul, no longer mourn ; 
Now by faith the Son embrace, 
* Plead his promise, trust his grace. 



®^ 



43 I 



PENITENTIAL. 643 

3 Cast thy guilty soul on him; ] 

Find him mighty to redeem: 

At his feet thy burden lay ; 

Look thy doubts and care away. 
mf 4 Lord, come thou with power to heal ; 

Now thy mighty arm reveal : 
mp At thy feet myself I lay ; 

aff Take, oh, take my sins away. 



PENITENTIAL. 



t * T£J Earned Supplication. 



{ fy A O HYMN 743, 7s. 



I a ff 1 Q AYIOUR, when, in dust, to thee 
^ Low we bow the adoring knee ; 
When, repentant, to the skies 
Scarce we lift our streaming eyes ; 
Oh, by all thy pains and woe, 
Suffered once for man below, 

i Bending from thy throne on high, 

Hear thy people when they cry. 
2 By thine hour of dark despair, 
By thine agony of prayer, 
By the purple robe of scorn, 

i By thy wounds — the crown of thorn- 

I By thy cross — thy pangs and cries, 

By thy perfect sacrifice — 
Jesus, look with pitying eye ; 
Hear thy people when they cry. 

\ 3 By thy deep expiring groan, 

By thy sealed sepulchral stone, 
By thy triumphs o'er the grave, 
By thy power from death to save, 
Mighty God, ascended Lord, 
To thy throne in heaven restored, 
Saviour, Prince, exalted high, 
Hear thy people when they cry. 

HYMN 744, S. M. 

Self-Knoiuledge sought. 



744 



aff 1 A H ! whither should I go, 

-^- Burdened, and sick, and faint ? 






^^^@ 



4 



644 PENITENTIAL. 

To whom should I my troubles show, 
And pour out my complaint ? 

2 My Saviour bids me come, 

Ah ! why do I delay ? 
He calls the weary sinner home, 
And yet from him I stay. 

3 What is it keeps me back, 

From which I cannot part ; — 
Which will not let my Saviour take 
Possession of my heart? 

4 Some cursed thing unknown 

Must surely lurk within ; 
Some idol which I will not own, 
Some secret bosom sin. 

5 Jesus, the hindrance show, 

Which I have feared to see ; 
And let me now consent to know 
What keeps me back from thee. 

VAX HYMN 745, 7s and 6s. 

• ^t*-' Prayer of the Penitent. 

aff 1 JESUS, let thy pitying eye 

*J Call back a wandering sheep ; 
False to thee, like Peter, I 

Would fain like Peter weep ; 
Let me be by grace restored, 
And to me thy mercy shown : 

< Turn, and look upon me, Lord, 

And break my heart of stone. 

mf 2 Saviour, Prince, enthroned above, 

Repentance to impart, 
aff Give me, through thy dying love, 

The humble, contrite heart ; 
m This I should have long implored, 

For thou all my sin hast known ; 

< Turn, and look upon me, Lord, 

And break my heart of stone. 

aff 3 See me, Saviour, from above, 

Nor suffer me to die ; 
Life, and happiness, and love, 

Fall from thy gracious eye : 
Speak the reconciling word, 

Let thy mercy melt me down ; 



-~~® 



— a 
CONVERSION. 645 \ 



746 



< Turn, and look upon me, Lord, 

And break my heart of stone. 

HYMN 746, 7s. 

Jesus sought in Distress. 

i aft' 1 rpiIOU who didst on Calvary bleed, 
J- Thou who dost for sinners plead, 
Help me in my time of need, 

J > Jesus, Saviour, hear my cry ! 

2 In my darkness and my grief, 
With my heart of unbelief, 
I, who am of sinners chief, 



i 

Jesus, lift to thee mine eye ! 

3 Foes without and fears within, 
With no plea thy grace to win, 
But that thou canst save from sin, 

Jesus, to thy cross I fly ! 

4 There on thee I cast my care, 
There to thee I raise my prayer, 

I > Jesus, save me from despair, 

| > Save me, save me, or I die ! 

I — 5 When the storms of trial lower, 
When I feel temptation's power, 
In the last and darkest hour, 

J >aff Jesus, Saviour, be thou nigh ! 



CONVERSION. 



1J_ *Y HYMN 747, L. M. 

• ^ • Just as lam. 

j aff 1 TUST as I am, without one plea, 

*J But that thy blood was shed for me, 
And that thou bidd'st me come to thee, 

\ len Lamb of God, I come ! 

\ — 2 Just as I am, and waiting not 

To rid my soul of one dark blot, 

To thee whose blood can cleanse each spot, 

\ len Lamb of God, I come ! 

< — 3 Just as I am, though tossed about 

With many a conflict, many a doubt, 
With fears within and wars without, 
len Lamb of God, I come ! 



t ten 



f 



646 CONVERSION. 



-<• 



— 4 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind, 
Sight, riches, healing of the mind, 
Yea, all I need, in thee to find, 

len Lamb of God, I come ! 

m 5 Just as I am — thou wilt receive, 

Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve, 
Because thy promise I believe — 

len Lamb of God, I come ! 

mp 6 Just as I am — thy love unknown 
Has broken every barrier down ; 
Now to be thine, yea, thine alone — 

len Lamb of God, I come ! 

VAO HYMN 748, S. M. 

| • tO Yielding to God. 

mp 1 A ND can I vet delay 

-ti- My little all to give ? 
To tear my soul from earth away, 
My Jesus to receive ? 
" 2 Nay, but I yield, I yield ! 
I can hold out no more : 
I sink, by dying love compelled, 
And own thee conqueror ! 
3 Though late, I all forsake, 
My friends, my all resign ; 
< Gracious Redeemer, take, oh take, 

And seal me ever thine ! 



T49 



HYMN 749, C. P. M. 

Christ a Refuge. 

a ff 1 O THOU who hear'st the prayer of faith, 
^ Wilt thou not save a soul from death, 

That casts itself on thee ? 
I have no refuge of my own, 
But fly to what my Lord hath done 
And suffered once for me. 
m 2 Slain in the guilty sinner's stead, 
Thy spotless righteousness I plead, 

And thy atoning blood : 
Thy righteousness my robe shall be, 
Thy merit shall atone for me, 
And bring me near to God. 
mf 3 Then snatch me from eternal death, 
The spirit of adoption breathe, 
His consolation send : 



J 



COWKRSION. 



647 j 



By him some word of Life impart, 
And sweetly whisper to my heart, 
"Thy Maker is thy friend." 



iol 



M 1 



HYMN 750, 8s and 7s. 

Blind Bartimeus. 

[ERCY, thou son of David \» 
Thus blind Bartimeus prayed ; 
"Others by thy grace are saved, 
Now to me afford thine aid." 

2 Many for his crying chid him, 

But he called the louder still; 
Till the gracious Saviour bid him, 
"Come and ask me what you will." 

3 Money was not what he wanted, 

Though by begging used to live ; 
But he asked, and Jesus granted 
Alms which none but he could give. 

4 "Lord, remove this grievous blindness, 

Let my eyes behold the day !" 
Straight he saw, and, won by kindness, 
Followed Jesus in the way. 

5 Oh ! methinks I hear him praising, 

Publishing to all around : 
"Friends, is not my case amazing? 
What a Saviour I have found ! 

6 Oh ! that all the blind but knew him, 

And would be advised by me ! 
Surely they would hasten to him, 
lie would cause them all to see." 

HYMN 751, 7s and 6s. 

Christ Chosen. 

1 T7AIN, delusive world, adieu, 

» With all of creature good ! 
Only Jesus I pursue, 

Who bought me with his blood : 
All thy pleasures I forego, 

All thy wealth, and all thy pride ; 
Only Jesus will I know, 

And Jesus crucified. 

2 Him to know is life and peace 

And pleasure without end : 
This is all my happiness — 
On Jesus to depend, 



~ i) 



— — <5) 

648 CONVERSION. 

Daily in his grace to grow, 
Ever in his love abide : 
< Only Jesus will I know, 

And Jesus crucified. 



752 



HYMN 752, H. M. 
Confidence in the Intercessor. 
mf 1 A RISE, rny soul, arise, 

-£*■ Shake off thy guilty fears ; 
The bleeding Sacrifice 
In my behalf appears : 
len Before the throne my Surety stands : 

My name is written on his hands. . 

— 2 He ever lives above, 
For me to intercede, 

His all-redeeming love, 

His precious blood to plead ; 
> His blood atoned for all our race, 

And sprinkles now the throne of grace. 

— 3 My God is reconciled ; 
His pardoning voice I hear : 

He owns me for his child — 

I can no longer fear ; 
With confidence I now draw nigh, 
And Father, Abba, Father, cry. 

HYMN 753, C. M. 

Tfie Xarrow Way. 

nip 1 D TRAIT is the way — the door is strait — 
^ That leads to joys on high : 
'Tis but a few that find the gate, 
While crowds mistake and die. 

2 Beloved self must be denied, 
The mind and will renewed, 
Passion suppressed, and patience tried, 
And vain desires subdued. 

i aff 3 Lord, can a feeble, helpless worm 
j Fulfill a task so hard? 

Thy grace must all the work perform, 
\ And give the free reward. 

I YKA. HYMN 754, 7s and 6s. 

Christ a Refuge. 

I OD of my salvation, hear. 
' And help me to believe ; 



753 



G c 



COXY KKS ION. 649 



|755 



// 



I 



( 



Now to thee do 1 draw near, 

Thy blessing to receive: 
\ Full of sin, alas, I am, 

But to thee for refuge flee ; 
1 > Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb, 

Thy blood was shed for me. 

2 No good word, or work, or thought, 

I bring to gain thy grace ; 
Pardon I accept, unbought ; 

Thy proffer I embrace: 
i // Xeedy, guilty, vile I am, 

Yet I know thy love is free ; 
Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb, 

Thy blood was shed for me. 

3 Saviour, from thy wounded side 
| I never will depart ; 
| At thy cross will I abide, 

With humble, trusting heart : 
When my place above I claim, I 

This shall be my only plea : 
t p Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb, 

J Thy blood was shed for me. 

\ <7KK HYMN 755, L. M. 

Prayer of the Publican. 



I P 1 "WTITH broken heart and contrite sigh, 

^ » A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry ; 
Thv pardoning grace is rich and free : 
j len (3-od, be merciful to me ! jj 



I smite upon my troubled breast, ij 

With deep and conscious guilt oppressed ; 

Christ and his cross my only plea : 
I len God, be merciful to me ! 

{ dot 3 Far off I stand with tearful eyes, 

Nor dare uplift them to the skies ; 

But thou dost all my anguish see: 
I len God, be merciful to me ! 

| — 4 Nor alms, nor deeds that I have done, 

Can for a single sin atone; jj 

J // To Calvary alone I flee : || 

} len God, be merciful to me ! 

I 7K£ HYMN 756, 7s. 

{ '^^ Mercy for the Vilest. 

aff 1 "TvEPTH of mercy ! can there be | 

U Mercy still reserved for me? 

(J) 

55 



| 650 CHRISTIAN. 



Can my God his wrath forbear — 
len Me, the chief of sinners, spare? 

m 2 I have long -withstood his grace, 
Long provoked him to his face — 
Would not hear his gracious calls — 
Grieved him by a thousand falls. 

3 There for me the Saviour stands, 

Shows his wounds, and spreads his hands : 
God is love ! I know, I feel, 
Jesus weeps and loves me still. 

4 Lord, incline me to repent ; 
Let me now my fall lament, 
Deeply my revolt deplore, 

> "Weep, believe, and sin no more. 



CHRISTIAN. 



757 



HYMN 757, L. M. 
The Mercy-Seat. 

dol 1 "U1ROM every stormy wind that blows, 
-*• From every swelling tide of woes, 
There is a calm, a sure retreat — 
'Tis found beneath the mercy-seat. 

2 There is a place where Jesus sheds 
The oil of gladness on our heads ; 
A place than all besides more sweet — 
It is the blood-bought mercy-seat. 

3 There is a scene where spirits blend, 
Where friend holds fellowship with friend; 
Though sundered far, by faith they meet 
Around one common mercy-seat. 

m // 4 There, there, on eagle-wings we soar, 
And sense and sin becloud no more, 
And heaven comes down, our souls to greet, 
And glory crowns the mercy-seat. 

| 7^0 HYMN 758, L. M. 

j **sO Prayer in Trouble. 

\ off 1 p OD of niv life, to thee I call ; 
| VT Afflicted, at thy feet I fall ; 



CHRISTIAN. 651 



759 



When the great water-floods prevail, 
Leave not my trembling heart to fail. 

2 Friend of the friendless and the faint, 
Where should I lodge my deep complaint? 
Where, but with thee, whose open door 
Invites the helpless and the poor? 

3 Did ever mourner plead with thee, 
And thou refuse that mourner's plea? 
Does not the word still fixed remain, 
That none shall seek thy face in vain ? 

4 That were a grief I could not bear, 
Didst thou not hear and answer prayer; 
But a prayer-hearing, answering God 
Supports me under every load. 

5 Poor though I am — despised, forgot, 
Yet God, my God, forgets me not ; 
And he is safe, and must succeed, 
For whom the Saviour deigns to plead. 

HYMN 759, 8s and 7s. 

Declension lamented. 

\ m 1 /^NCE, Lord, thy garden flourished, 
^ Every part looked gay and green ; 
Then thy word our spirits nourished, 
Happy seasons we have seen ! 
\ mp 2 But a drought has since succeeded, 
And a sad decline we see : 
Lord, thy help is greatly needed, 
Help can only come from thee. 
3 Some, in whom we once delighted, 
We shall meet no more below ; 
Some, alas ! we fear are blighted — 
Scarce a single leaf they show. 
I aff 4 Dearest Saviour, hasten hither ; 

Thou canst make them bloom again ; 
Oh ! permit them not to wither, 
Let not all our hopes be vain. 

HYMN 760, C. M. 

Consolations in Siclcness. 

WHEX languor and disease invade 
This trembling house of clay, 
; Tis sweet to look beyond my pains, 
And long to fly away. 



760 



', 



', 



®~ 



~~~<g; 



r 



652 



CHRISTIAN. 



off 



761 

mp 
dol 

m 
mf 

dol 
«ff 



762 

dol 




2 Sweet to look inward, and attend 

The whispers of his love ; 
Sweet to look upward to the place 
Where Jesus pleads above. 

3 Sweet to reflect how grace divine 

My sins on Jesus laid ; 
Sweet to remember that his blood 
My debt of suffering paid. 

4 Sweet on his faithfulness to rest, 

Whose love can never end ; 
Sweet on his covenant of grace 
For all things to depend. 

5 Sweet, in the confidence of faith, 

To trust his firm decrees ; 
Sweet to lie passive in his hands, 
And know no will but his. 

HYMN 761, C. M. 

God our Friend. 

1 TTNITE, my roving thoughts, unite 

U In silence soft and sweet ; 
And thou, my soul, sit gently down 
At thy great Sovereign's feet. 

2 Jehovah's awful voice is heard, 

Yet gladly I attend ; 
For, lo, the everlasting God 
Proclaims himself my friend. 

3 Harmonious accents to my soul 

The sounds of peace convey ; 
The tempest at his word subsides, 
And winds and seas obey. 

4 By all its joys, I charge my heart 

To grieve his love no more, 
But, charmed by melody divine, 
To give its follies o'er. 

HYMN 762, S. M. 

Burdens cast on God. 

1 TTOW gentle God's commands ! 
-"- How kind his precepts are ! 
Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, 

And trust his constant care. 

2 Beneath his powerful sway 

His saints securely dwell ; 



Hi 
CHRISTIAN. 653 j 

That band which bears all nature up / 

Will guide his children well. \ 

J q/f 3 Why should this anxious load j 

Press down your weary mind ? 
Haste to your Heavenly Father's throne, 

And sweet refreshment find. 
m 4 His goodness stands approved, 

Renewed from day to day ; 
I'll drop my burden at his feet, 

And bear a song away. 

>YaO HYMN 763, 7s. 

' ^^ Perfect Peace. 

aff 1 pRINCE of Peace, control my will ; 
*■ Bid this struggling heart be still ; 
Bid my fears and doublings cease ; 
\ Hush my spirit into peace. 

2 Thou hast bought me with thy blood, 
Opened wide the gate to God : 
Peace I ask — but peace must be, 
Lord, in being one with thee. 

3 May thy will, not mine, be done ; 
May thy will and mine be one ; 
Chase these doubtings from my heart ; 
Now thy perfect peace impart. 

4 Saviour ! at thy feet I fall ; 
' < Thou my life, my God, my all ! 
I Let thy happy servant be 

One for evermore with thee ! 

\ rv*i HYMN 764, L. M. 6 Lines. 

t ' "^t Christ's Love all-sufficient. 

I in 1 TESUS ! thy boundless love to me 

*J No thought can reach, no tongue declare ; 
( aff Oh ! knit my thankful heart to thee, 
And reign without a rival there ! 
Thine wholly, only, would I be — 
By love constrained, would live to thee. 
dol 2 Oh ! that I, as a little child, 

May follow thee, and never rest, 
Till sweetly thou hast breathed thy mild 
And lowly mind into my breast ! 
aff May I be one, Lord, with thee, 
And never parted may we be. 

55* 



654 CHRISTIAN. 

m 3 Still let thy love point out my way : 

How wondrous things that love hath wrought ! 
mf Still lead me, lest I go astray ; 

Direct my word, inspire my thought : 
mp And if I fall, soon may I hear 

Thy voice, and know thy love is near. 
m 4 In suffering be thy love my peace ; 

In weakness be thy love my power ; 
And, when the storms of life shall cease, 
mp Jesus ! in that momentous hour, 

In death as life be thou my guide, 
And save me, who for me hast died. 



765 



HYMN 765, L. M. 

Trust in Trouble. 



// r 



I // 



766 



i_ 



f/ p 1 T)E still, my heart ! these anxious cares 

-D To thee are burdens, thorns, and snares; j 
They cast dishonor on thy Lord, 
And contradict his gracious word. 

mp 2 Brought safely by his hand thus far, 

Why wilt thou now give place to fear ? 
How canst thou want, if he provide, 
Or lose thy way with such a guide ? 

Did ever trouble yet befall, 
And he refuse to hear thy call ? 
And has he not his promise past 
That thou shalt overcome at last ? 

He who has helped me hitherto, 
"Will help me all my journey through, 
And give me daily cause to raise 
New Eben-ezers to his praise. 

HYMN 766, L. M. 

Thy Will he done. 

I a ff 1 HT Y God ! my Father ! while I stra y> 

■""■*■ Far from my home on life's rough way 
Oh ! teach me from my heart to say, 
> len Thy will be done ! Thy will be done ! 

2 Though dark my path, and sad my lot, 
Let me be still and murmur not, 
But breathe the prayer divinely taught, 

len Thy will be done ! 

3 If thou shouldst call me to resign 
What most I prize — it ne'er was mine ; 



®~ 



CHRISTIAN. 655 ' 



767 



I only yield thee what was thine: 
ten Thy will be done ! 

in 4 Renew my will from day to day, 

Blond it with thine, and take away 
All that now makes it hard to say, 

Jen Thy will be done ! 

p 5 If but my fainting heart be blest 

With thy sweet Spirit for its guest, 
off My God, to thee I leave the rest — 

Thy will be done ! 

HYMN 767, 6s. 

Tliy Will be done. 

off 1 11/1" Y Jesus, as thou wilt ! 

-L"-L Oh ! may thy will be mine ; 
Into thy hand of love 

I would my all resign 
Through sorrow, or through joy, 

Conduct me as thine own, 
And help me still to say, 

My Lord, thy will be done ! 

2 My Jesus, as thou wilt ! 
All shall be well for me ; 
Each changing future scene 

I gladly trust with thee. 
Straight to my home above 
/ I travel calmly on, 

And sing, in life or death, 
J len My Lord, thy will be done ! 

I 7£8 HYMN 768, 10s and lis. 

} 100 The Lord will provide. 

I dol 1 rpiiO' troubles assail and dangers affright ; 

-L Tho' friends should all fail, and foes all unite ; 

Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide ; 
i < The Scripture assures us, the Lord will provide. 

} m 2 No strength of our own, or goodness, we claim ; 
Yet since we have known the Saviour's great name, 
In this our strong tower for safety we hide, 
The Lord is our power, the Lord will provide. 

{ mp 3 When life sinks apace, and death is in view, 

This word of his grace shall comfort us through ; 
No fearing nor doubting with Christ on our side, 
We hope to die shouting, the Lord will provide. 



4-- 



f — 

606 CHRISTIAN. 



7£Q HYMN 769, C. M. 

aff 1 A ]\ r D must I part with all I have, 

-£*• My dearest Lord, for thee ? 
"mf It is but right, since thou hast done 
Much more than this for me. 

// 2 Yes, let it go — one look from thee 
Will more than make amends, 
For all the losses I sustain 
Of credit, riches, friends. 

mf 3 Ten thousand worlds, ten thousand lives, 
How worthless they appear, 
Compared with thee, supremely good, 
Divinely bright and fair ! 

aff 4 Saviour of souls, could I from thee 

A single smile obtain, 
mf Though destitute of all things else, 

I'd glory in my gain. 

WA HYMN 770, C. M. 

t • I " The Covenant of Mercy our conjide?ice. 

1 aff 1 IV/TY God, the covenant of thy love 
-"-*- Abides forever sure ; 
And in its matchless grace I feel 
M} r happiness secure. 
dol 2 Since thou, the everlasting God, 
My Father art become, 
Jesus, my guardian and my friend, 
And heaven my final home ; — 
mf 3 I welcome all thy sovereign will, 
For all that will is love ; 
And when I know not what thou dost, 
I wait the light above. 
4 Thy covenant, in the darkest gloom, 
Shall be my strength and stay ; 
Shall cheer my passage to the tomb, 
And guide to endless day. 



771 



HYMN 771, 7s. 

Confidence in Grace. 

a ff 1 T>LESSED fountain, full of grace, 
-*-* Grace for sinners, grace for me, 
To this source alone I trace 
What I am and hope to be. 



<s) — 



CHRISTIAN. 




2 What I am, as one redeemed, 

Saved and rescued by the Lord; 
Hating what I once esteemed, 
Loving what I once abhorred. 

3 What I hope to be ere long, 

AY hen I take my place above ; 
When I join the heavenly throng ; 
When I see the God of love. 

mf 4 Then, I hope like him to be, 

Who redeemed his saints from sin, 
Whom I now obscurely see, 
Through a veil that stands between. 

" 5 Blessed fountain, full of grace ! 

off Grace for sinners, grace for me ; 

To this source alone I trace 
What I am, and hope to be. 

WO HYMN 772, L. M. 

' • ™ Complete in Him. 

m 1 pOMPLETE in thee, no work of mine < 

^ May take, dear Lord, the place of thine ; 

aff Thy blood has pardon bought for me, 

And I am now complete in thee. 
2 Complete in thee — each want supplied, 
And no good thing to me denied, 
Since thou my portion, Lord, wilt be, 

> I ask no more — complete in thee. 

— 3 Complete in thee, forever blest, 

Of all thy fullness, Lord, possessed, 
Thy praise throughout eternity — 

mf Thy love I'll sing, complete in thee. 

HYMN 773, L. M;. 6 >Iines 
Assurance. 

mf 1 TESUS, I know, hath died for me — 

*J Here is my hope, my joy, my rest, 
Hither, when hell assails, I flee, 
And look into my Saviour's breast. 
| /7 Away, sad doubts and anxious fear — 

Mercy is all that's written there. 

2 Though waves and storms go o'er my head, 

Though strength, and health, and friends be gone 
Though joys be withered all and dead, 
And every comfort be withdrawn ; 



773 



«* 




n 



658 CHRISTIAN. 



Steadfast on this my soul relies — 
len Father, thy mercy never dies. 

mf 3 Fixed on this rock will I remain, 

When heart shall fail, and flesh decay ; 

> A rock which shall my soul sustain 

) When earth's foundations melt away; 

) Mercy's full power I then shall prove, 

j m Loved with an everlasting love. 

\ WA HYMN 774, 8s. 

I * » T Assurance of Faith. 

dol 1 A DEBTOR to mercy alone, 
\ -£*- Of covenant mercy I sing ; 

Nor fear, with thy righteousness on, 
My person and offerings to bring : 
The terrors of law and of God 

With me can have nothing to do ; 
My Saviour's obedience and blood 

Hide all my transgressions from view. 

mf 2 The work which his goodness began, 

The arm of his strength will complete, 
) < His promise is Yea and Amen, 

} And never was forfeited yet : 

( mf Things future, nor things that are now, 

Not all things below or above 
\ < Can make him his purpose forego, 

t Or sever my soul from his love. 

| mf 3 My name from the palms of his hands 
Eternity will not erase ; 
Impressed on his heart it remains, 
In marks of indelible grace : 
j ^H BC* Yes — I to the end shall endure, 

As sure as the earnest is given ; 
More happy, but not more secure, 
t The glorified spirits in heaven. 



%►■ 



HYMN 775, S. M. 
Rest in God. 



\ TT5 

] mp 1 f\R 1 cease, my wandering soul, 

\J On restless wing to roam ; 

\ All this wide world, to either pole, 

) < Has not for thee a home. 

| mf 2 Behold the ark of God ; 

t Behold the open door ; 



CHRISTIAN. 659 

Oh ! hnstv to gain that dear abode, 
And rove, my soul, no more. 
vip 3 There safe shalt thou abide, 

There sweet shall be thy rest, 
And, every longing satisfied, 
With full salvation blest. 
WfJ HYMN 776, S. M. 



dol 



The Wanderer reclaimed. 

1 T WAS a wandering sheep, 
-L I did not love the fold ; 



I did not love my Shepherd's voice, 

I would not be controlled ; 
I was a wayward child, 

I did not love my home, 
I did not love my Father's voice, 
I loved afar to roam. 
- aff 2 Jesus my Shepherd is, 

'Twas he that loved my soul, 
'Twas he that washed me in his blood, 

'Twas he that made me whole; 
'Twas he that sought the lost, 

That found the wandering sheep, 
'Twas he that brought me to the fold, 
'Tis he that still doth keep. 
3 No more a wandering sheep, 
I love to be controlled, 
t aff I love my tender Shepherd's voice, 

I love the peaceful fold ; 
) m No more a wayward child, 

I seek no more to roam, 
[ aff I love my heavenly Father's voice, 

{ < I love, I love his home. 



fyw HYMN 777, 8s and 7s. 



Best in God desired. 

) mp 1 T ABORING and heavy laden 

} -L^ With my sins, Lord, I roam, 

{ While I know thou hast invited 

All such wanderers to their home. 
2 Make my stubborn spirit willing 
To obey thy gracious voice, 
At the cross to leave its burden, 
And departing to rejoice. 
aff 3 Thy sweet yoke I'd take upon me, 

And would learn, Lord, of thee ; 



660 CHRISTIAN. 

> Thou art meek in heart, and lowly, 

Teach me like thyself to be. 

i mp 4 Rest my weary soul is seeking 
From its sins and all its woes ; 
aff In thy bosom I would place me, 

There to find a blest repose. 

m 5 Laboring and heavy laden, 

Lord, no longer will I roam : 
. > Here I fix my habitation, 

] < In thy sheltering love at home. 

J WO HYMN 778, L. M. 6 Lines. 

!; i • O Returning to God. 

aff 1 f\ GOD ! how often hath thine ear 
\J To me in willing mercy bowed ; 
While, worshiping thine altar near, 

Lowly I wept, and strongly vowed: 
But ah ! the feebleness of man ! 
Have I not vowed and wept in vain ? 

mf 2 Return, Lord of Hosts, return ! 

Behold thy servant in distress ; 

My faithlessness again I mourn ; 

Again forgive my faithlessness, 

j aff And to thine arms my spirit take, 

And bless me for the Saviour's sake. 

■ 3 This day the covenant I sign — 

The bond of sure and promised peace ; 
t Nor can I doubt its power divine, 

j Since seal'd with Jesus' blood it is : 

That blood I take, that blood alone, 
J m And make the covenant peace mine own. 

4 But, that my faith no more may know 
J Or change, or interval, or end — 

] aff Help me in all thy paths to go ; 

/ And now as e'er my voice attend ; 

And gladden me with answers mild, 
I Jen And commune, Father, with thy child ! 

! WQ HYMN 779, C. M. 

/ I • «/ JSearness to God. 

I m p i Ci^ ' cou i c i i nn d, fr° m d a y *° d a y> 

v-J A nearness to my God, 
Then should my hours glide sweet away, 
t Nor sin nor fear intrude. 



— ® 

CHRISTIAN. 661 $ 



2 Lord, I desire with thee to live 

Anew from day to day ; 
$ In joys the world can never give, 

Nor ever take away. 

aff 3 Jesus ! come and rule my heart, 
And make me wholly thine, 
That I may never more depart, 
Nor grieve thy love divine. 

4 Thus, till my last expiring breath, 
Thy goodness I'll adore ; 
And when my flesh dissolves in death, 

< My soul shall love thee more. 

7OA HYMN 780, C. M. 

*W A Contrite Heart. 

mf 1 /^H ! for a heart to praise my God ! 
J A heart from sin set free ; 
A heart that always feels thy blood, 
So freely shed for me ; — 
m 2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek, 
My great Redeemer's throne ; 
Where only Christ is heard to speak, 
Where Jesus reigns alone. 

3 An humble, lowly, contrite heart, 

Believing, true, and clean ; 
Which neither life nor death can part 
From him that dwells within ! 

4 A heart in every thought renewed, 

And full of love divine ; 
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good — 

A copy, Lord, of thine. 
aff 5 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart ; 

Come quickly from above : 
Write thy new name upon my heart, 

< Thy new, best name of love. 



781 




HYMN 781, C. M. 

Christ our Pattern. 

1 T ORD, as to thy dear cross we flee, 
J-J And pray to be forgiven, 

So let thy life our pattern be, 
And form our souls for heaven. 

2 Help us, through good report and ill, 
Our daily cross to bear ; 

"oT 



782 



662 CHRISTIAN. 

_ _ 

Like thee, to do our Father's will, 
Our brother's griefs to share. 

3 Let grace our selfishness expel, 
Our earthliness refine; 
\ And kindness in our bosoms dwell 

\ As free and true as thine. 

Kept peaceful in the midst of strife, 

Forgiving and forgiven, 
Oh! may we lead the pilgrim's life. 

And follow thee to heaven. 

HYMN 782, L. M. 

Ask what thou wilt. 

in 1 A ND dost thou sa}~, "Ask what thou wilt" ? 
^ Lord, I would seize the golden hour : 
I pray to be released from guilt, 

And freed from sin and Satan's power. 
aff 2 More of thy presence, Lord, impart ; 
More of thine image let me bear : 
Erect thy throne within my heart, 
And reign without a rival there. 

3 Give me to read my pardon sealed, 
And from thy joy to draw my strength ; 

Oh ! be thy boundless love revealed 

In all its height and breadth and length! j; 

4 Grant these requests — I ask no more, 
But to thy care the rest resign: !j 

< Sick, or in health, or rich, or poor, 

All shall be well, if thou art mine. 



rvoq HYMN 783, S. M. 

• O O Looking for Strength. 

1 TESUS, my strength, my hope, |j 
v On thee I cast my care, j! 
With humble confidence look up 

And know thou hear'st my prayer: 

2 Give me a heart to pray, 
To pray and never cease, 

Never to murmur at thy stay, 
Or wish my sufferings less, — 

3 A soul inured to pain, 
To hardship, grief, and loss, 

Bold to take up, firm to sustain, 
The consecrated cross. 



CHRISTIAN. 



{ 784 



Give me a godly fear, 

A quick, discerning eye, 
That looks to thee when sin is near, 

And sees the tempter fly ; — 

A spirit still prepared, 

And armed with jealous care, 
Forever standing on its guard, 

And watching unto prayer. 

Thus let me still abide, 

Nor from my hope remove, 
Till thou my patient spirit guide 

Into thy perfect love. 

HYMN 784, L. M. 6 Lines. 

I will not let thee go. 

\ a ff ! pOME, thou Traveler unknown, 
\ ^ Whom still I hold, but cannot see ; 

My company before is gone, 

And I am left alone with thee : 
With thee all night I mean to stay, 
And wrestle till the break of day. 

$ 2 I need not tell thee who I am ; 

My sin and misery declare ; 
Thyself hast called me by my name ; 
Look on thy hands, and read it there: 
\ But who, I ask thee, who art thou ? 

Tell me thy name, and tell me now. 

3 In vain thou strugglest to get free ; 
I never will unloose my hold : 
Art thou the Man that died for me ? 
\ The secret of thy love unfold : 

Wrestling, I will not let thee go, 
Till I thy name, thy nature know. 

J mf 4 My prayer hath power with God ; the grace 
\ Unspeakable I now receive ; ;! 

\ Through faith I see thee face to face ; I 

\ I see thee face to face, and live ! 

In vain I have not wept and strove ; 

Thy nature and thy name is Love. 



fYOK HYMN 785, 7s, 6 Lines. 

< * Ot/ Entire Consecration. 

m f l "RATHER, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

-L One in Three, and Three in One, 



664 CHRISTIAN. 



As by the celestial host, 

Let thy will on earth be done ; 
f Praise by all to thee be given, 

Glorious Lord of earth and heaven ! 

m 2 If so poor a worm as I 

May to thy great glory live, 
All my actions sanctify, 

All my words and thoughts receive ; 
mf Claim me for thy service, claim 

All I have, and all I am. 

3 Take my soul and body's powers ; 
Take my memory, mind, and will, 

All my goods and all my hours, 

All I know, and all I feel ; 
All I think, or speak, or do ; 
Take my heart — but make it ne^. 

/ 4 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

One in Three, and Three in <Jne, 
As by the celestial host, 

Let thy will on earth be done* 
Praise by all to thee be given, 
Glorious Lord of earth and h^cfjen ! 

tyon HYMN 786, C. M. 

i tJU Communion with God. 

m 1 TESUS, thyself to us reveal, 

v While here o'er earth we io<e ; 
< Speak to our hearts, and let us feel 

The kindling of thy love. 

dol 2 With thee conversing, we forget 
All time and toil and care ; 
Labor is rest, and pain is sweet, 
If thou, my God, art here. 

mf 3 Here then, my God, vouchsafe to stay, 
And bid my heart rejoice ; 
My bounding heart shall own thy sway, 
And echo to thy voice. 

4 Thou callest me to seek thy face ; 
j off 'Tis all I wish to seek, 

T' attend the whispers of thy grace, 
And hear thee inly speak. 

mf 5 Let this my every hour employ 
Till I thy glory see, 



CHRISTIAN. 665 



Enter into my Muster's joy, 
< < And find my heaven in thee. 

ry yvy HYMN 787, L. M. 

I 4 O 4 Living to Christ. 

| in 1 IVTY gracious Lord, I own thy right 

-*-'-*- To every service I can pay, 
And call it my supreme delight, 

To hear thy dictates and obey. 
What is my being, but for thee — 

Its sure support — its noblest end? 
'Tis my delight thy face to see, ! 

And serve the cause of such a friend. 
I would not breathe for worldly joy, 

Or to increase my worldly good, || 

Inr -PnfiTPA rlnvs nor nnwfirs prrmlnv ( ! 



788 



(•)— 



And on thy care depend ; 



Nor future days nor powers employ 
To spread a sounding name abroad. 
mf 4 'Tis to my Saviour I would live ; j 

To Him who for my ransom died ; 

Nor could all worldly honor give 
Such bliss as crowns me at his side. 



HYMN 788, L. M. j 

God's Omnipresence a Source of Joy. j 

1 rnillS world, God, like that above, 
-*- Is bright to those who know thy love ; 
In heaven, in earth, or on the sea, 
Where'er they dwell, they dwell with thee 

mp 2 To me remains nor place nor time, 
My country is in every clime ; 
I can be calm and free from care, 
On any shore, since God is there. 

3 While place we seek, or place we shun, 
The soul finds happiness in none ; 
But with my God to guide my way, ! 
'Tis equal joy to go or stay. 

4 Could I be cast where thou art not, 
That were indeed a dreadful lot ; 
But regions none remote I call, 
Secure of finding God in all. 

rvOQ HYMN 789, C. M. 

•OV Delight in God. 

mp 1 f\ LORD, I would delight in thee, 
V7 And on thv care denend: 



~4> 



666 



® 



CHRISTIAN. 



j! off To thee in every trouble flee, 

My best, my only friend. 
\ mp 2 When all created streams are dried, 

Thy fullness is the same ; 
May I with this be satisfied, 

And glory in thy name. 
Oh that I had a stronger faith 

To look within the vail, 
To credit what my Saviour saith, 

Whose word can never fail. 
He who has made my heaven secure 

Will here all food provide ; 
While Christ is rich, can I be poor? 

What can I want beside ? 

Lord, I cast my care on thee ; 
I triumph and adore ; 

Henceforth my great concern shall be 
To love and praise thee more 

HYMN 790, S. M. 

Besting on God. 

1 ll/TY spirit on thy care, 
-"-*- Blest Saviour, I recline ; 
Thou wilt not leave me to despair, 

For thou art love divine. 

2 In thee I place my trust, 
On thee I calmly rest ; 

1 know thee good, I know thee just, 
And count thy choice the best. 

3 Let good or ill befall, 
It must be good for me ; 

Secure of having thee in all, 
Of having all in thee. 

HYMN 791, C. M. 
The Liberty of the. Sons of God. 

1 TF thou impart thyself to me, 
-*- No other good I need : 
If thou, the Son, shalt make me free, 

I shall be free indeed. 

2 I cannot rest till in thy blood 
I full redemption have ; 

But thou, through whom I come to God, 
Canst to the utmost save. 



mf 



790 

aff 



mp 



> 

791 



CHRISTIAN. 667 



3 From sin — the guilt, the power, the pain — 
Thou wilt redeem my soul: 
j > Lord, 1 believe — and not in \ain; 

My faith shall make me whole. 
mf 4 1. loo, with thee, shall walk in white; 
With all thy saints shall prove 
What is the length and breadth and height 
And depth of perfect love. 



792 



HYMN 792, C. M. 

Reconciliation ivith God. 

I } ' } J 1 INTERNAL Sun of Righteousness, 
■^ Display thy beams divine, 
And cause the glories of thy face 
Upon my heart to shine. 

2 Light, in thy light, oh ! may I see, 

> Thy grace and mercy prove ; 
Revived, and cheered, and blest by thee, 

The God of pardoning love. 

3 Lift up thy countenance serene, 
J And let thy happy child 

Behold, without a cloud between, 
/ The Godhead reconciled. 

\ ~QO HYMN 793, L. M. 

t tvO All in God. 

] aff 1 TTTIIEN, gracious Lord, when shall it be 
*» That I shall find my all in thee — 
The fullness of thy promise prove, 
The seal of thine eternal love ? 

2 Ah ! wherefore did I ever doubt ? 
Thou wilt in no wise cast me out — 
i A helpless soul that comes to thee 

> With onlv sin and miserv. 

] < 3 Lord, I am blind — be thou my sight ; 

) Lord, I am weak — be thou my might ; 

/ A helper of the helpless be ; 

And let me find my all in thee ! 

i ^QA HYMN 794, 7s and 6s. 

$ * *J "T Prayer for Spiritual Strength. 

t aff 1 l^TEAR me, my Saviour, stand, 
{ -^ In sore temptation's hour ; 

Save me with thine outstretched hand, 

And show forth all thy power ; S 



I 668 CHRISTIAN. 




Oh ! be mindful of thy word ; 

All-sufficient grace bestow ; 
Keep me, keep me, gracious Lord, 

And never let me go. 

|| 2 Give me, Lord, a holy fear, 

] And fix it in my heart ; 

i That I may from evil near 

With timely care depart ; 
Sin be more than hell abhorred, 

Faith resist the tyrant foe ; 
Keep me, keep me, gracious Lord, 
And never let me go. 

3 Never let me leave thy breast, 
{ From thee, my Saviour, stray ; 

Thou art my support and rest, 

My true and living way ; 
My exceeding great reward, 

Mine above, and mine below ; 
Keep me, keep me, gracious Lord, 
And never let me go. 



HYMN 795, L. M. 

Search me, God. 



795 

aff 1 f~\ THOU, to whose all-searching sight 
\J The darkness shineth as the light, 
Search, prove my heart: it pants for thee, 
Oh ! burst these bonds, and set it free. 

2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross, 
Nail my affections to the Cross ; 
Hallow each thought ; let all within 
Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean. 

3 If in this darksome wild I stray, 

J Be thou "my light, be thou my way; 

> No foes, no violence I fear, 

No harm, while thou, my God, art near. 

mf 4 Saviour, where'er thy steps I see, 
Dauntless, untired, I follow thee ; 
Oh, let thy hand support me still, 
And lead me to thv holv hill. 



796 



HYMN 798, C. M. 

Pleading for Faith. 

1 T ORD, I believe ; thy power I own; 
-^ Thy word I would obey ; 



CHRISTIAN. 669 * 

I wander comfortless and lone, 
When from thy truth I stray. 

aff 2 Lord, I believe ; but gloomy fears 
Sometimes bedim my sight; 
I look to thee with prayers and tears, 
And cry for strength and light. 

3 Lord, I believe ; but oft, I know, 
My faith is cold and weak : 
My weakness strengthen, and bestow 
The confidence I seek. 

f 4 Yes ! I believe ; and only thou I 

Canst give my soul relief: 
Lord, to thy truth my spirit bow; 
"Help thou mine unbelief!" 



HYMN 797, 7s. 

How much I owe. 



797 

mp 1 TT7HEX this passing world is done, — 
» » When has sunk yon glorious sun; 
When I stand with Christ in glory, 
Looking o'er life's finished story ; 

mj Then, Lord, shall I fully know — 

< Not till then — how much I owe ! 

mp 2 When I hear the wicked call 
On the rocks and hills to fall ; 
When I see them start and shrink, 
On the fiery deluge brink ; 
Then, Lord, shall I fully know — 
Not till then — how much I owe ! 

dol 3 When I stand before the throne, 
Clothed in beauty not my own ; 
When I see thee as thou art, 
Love thee with unsinning heart ; 

> Then, Lord, shall I fully know — 

< Not till then— how much I owe ! 

mf 4 When the praise of heaven I hear, 
Loud as thunders to the ear, 
Loud as many waters' noise, 
Sweet as harp's melodious voice, 
Then, Lord, shall I fully know — 
Not till then — how much I owe ! 





670 CHRISTIAN. 



"1 



798 



799 



Though suffering, and sorrow, and trial be near, 
j f The Lord is our refuge, and whom can we fear ? 

' mf 2 He raiseth the fallen, he cheereth the faint ; 
j The weak and oppressed — he will hear their 

| complaint ; 

The way may be weary, and thorny the road, 
\ f But how can we falter ? our help is in God ! 

', m 3 Though clouds may surround us, our God is 
\ our light ; 

| < Though storms rage around us, our God is our 

might ; 

So faint, jet pursuing, still onward we come ; 
j f The Lord is our leader, and heaven is our home. 

;•; — * 



HYMN 798, 7s and 6s. 

Stand up for Jesus. 

f 1 O TAXD up ! stand up for Jesus ! 
^ Ye soldiers of the Cross ; 
Lift high his royal banner, 

It must not suffer loss : 
ff "Ye that are men, now serve hini," 

Against unnumbered foes ; 
Your courage rise with danger, 
j| And strength to strength oppose. 

; f 2 Stand up ! stand up for Jesus ! 

Stand in his strength alone : 
The arm of flesh will fail you — 

Ye dare not trust your own : 
Put on the gospel armor, 

And, watching unto prayer, 
Where duty calls, or danger, 

Be never wanting there ! 
Stand up ! stand up for Jesus ! 

The strife will not be long ; 
This day the noise of battle, 

The next the victor's song : 
To him that overcometh, 

A crown of life shall be ; 
He with the King of glory 

Shall reign eternally ! 

HYMN 799, lis. 

The Lord our Leader. 

< mf 1 rpiIOUGH faint, yet pursuing, we go on our 

J J- way; 

/ The Lord is our leader, his word is our stav : 



~™ -* (5) 

CHRISTIAN. 671 



800 



HYMN 800, 7s and 6s. 
Heaven anticipated amid Trial,-. 

i a ff 1 O^' wnen smi ^ I S(V Jesus, 

^ Ami reign with him above; 

And from that flowing fountain 

Drink everlasting love? 
When shall I he delivered 

From this vain world of sin, 
And with my blessed Jesus, 
Drink endless pleasures in ? 
mf 2 Through grace I am determined 
To conquer though I die ; 
And then away to Jesus 
On wings of love I'll fly. 
| 7/ Farewell to sin and sorrow, 

I bid you all adieu ; 
Then, my friends, prove faithful, 
( < And, on, your way pursue. 

i m 3 Whene'er you meet with troubles 

And trials in your way, 
| < Oh ! cast your care on Jesus, 

And don't forget to pray. 
{ mf Gird on the heavenly armor 

} Of faith, and hope, and love ; 

Then, when the combat's ended, 
He'll carry you above. 

HYMN 801, S. M. 
/ O V/ -L The Ftarful encouraged. 

i mf 1 C\ IVE to the winds thy fears, 
^ Hope, and be undismayed ; 
God hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears, 
God shall lift up thy head. 
i dol 2 Through waves, and clouds, and storms, 

He gently clears thy way ; 
\ mf Wait thou his time, so shall thy night 

Soon end in joyous clay. 
| aff 3 Still heavy is thy heart ? 

Still sink thy spirits down ? 
i mf Cast off the weight, let fear depart, 

And every care begone. 
4 What though thou rulest not ; 

Yet heaven, and earth, and hell, 
Proclaim God sitteth on the throne, 
And ruleth all things well. 



801 



672 CHRISTIAN. 



-® 



5 Leave to his sovereign sway 
To choose and to command : 
So shalt thou, wondering, own his way 
How wise, how strong his hand. 



802 



HYMN 802, L. M. 

Social Dedication to God. 

aff 1 JESUS, our best-beloved friend, 

*J Draw out our souls in sweet desire ; 
Jesus, in love to us descend, 

Baptize us with thy Spirit's fire. 

2 Our souls and bodies we resign, 

To fear and follow thy commands ; 
Oh ! take our hearts, our hearts are thine, 
Accept the service of our hands. 

mp 3 Firm, faithful, watching unto prayer, 
Our Master's voice will we obey, 
Toil in the vineyard here, and bear 
The heat and burden of the day. 

aff 4 Yet, Lord, for us a resting-place, 

In heaven, at thy right hand, prepare ; 
And till we see thee face to face, 
< Be all our conversation there. 

HYMN 803, C. M. 

Fellowship in Christ. 

1 TESUS, united by thy grace, 
*J And each to each endeared, 
With confidence we seek thy face, 

And know our prayer is heard. 

2 In fellowship of sacred love 
Let all our hearts agree ; 

And ever toward each other move, 
And ever move toward thee. 

3 Help us to help each other, Lord, 
Each other's cross to bear ; 

Let each his friendly aid afford, 
And feel his brother's care. 

4 Help us to build each other up ; 
Our graces, Lord, improve ; 

Increase our faith, confirm our hope, 
And perfect us in love. 

5 To thee, inseparably joined, 
L3t all our spirits cleave: 



803 



— ® 
CHEISTIAN. 673 { 



aff Oh! may we all the loving mind 

That wjis in thee receive. 

Of\i HYMN 804, L. M. 

vJv/ j: Labor on. 

mf 1 pt 0, labor on, spend, and be spent — 
vJ Thy joy to do the Father's will: 
It is the way the Master went, 

Should not his followers tread it still ? 

2 Toil on, faint not, keep watch, and pray ; 

Be wise the erring soul to win ; 
Go forth into the world's highway, 
Compel the wanderer to come in. 

3 Toil on, and in thy. toil rejoice ; 

For toil comes rest — for exile, home ; 
Soon shalt thou hear the Bridegroom's voice, 
The midnight call, Behold ! I come. 



805 



HYMN 805, S. M. 

Make Haste. 

m P 1 "ll/TAKE haste, man, to live, 
-"J- For thou so soon must die ; 
Time hurries past thee like the breeze, 

7/ How swift its moments fly ! 

| m 2 To breathe, and wake, and sleep, 
To smile, to sigh, to grieve, 
To move in idleness through earth, 
J " This, this is not to live. 

| mf 3 Make haste, man, to do 
Whatever must be done ; 
Thou hast no time to lose in sloth ; 
) Thy day will soon be gone. 

{ f 4 Up, then, with speed, and work ; 

Fling ease and self awa} r , 
\ This is no time for thee to sleep, 

i f // Up, watch, and work, and pray. 

\ ftflfi HYMN 806, S. M. 

\ QUO Sowing the Seed. 

* m 1 OOAV in the morn the seed, 

^ At eve hold not thy hand ; 

To doubt and fear give thou no heed, 

| Broad-cast it o'er the land. 

2 Thou knowest not which may thrive, 

t The late or early sown ; 






?7 



~® 



674 THE LORD'S SUPPER. 

Grace keeps the precious germ alive, 
When and wherever strown. 

3 Thou canst not toil in vain ; 

Cold, heat, and moist, and dry, 
Shall foster and mature the grain 

For garners in the sky. 
mf 4 Then, when thy glorious end, 

The day of God, is come, 
The angel-reapers shall descend, 

And heaven shout, "Harvest home !" 

OCyV HYMN 807, CM. 

U" ' ApproacJnng the Table. 

mp 1 TESUS, at whose supreme command 
*J We now approach to God, 
Before us in thy vesture stand, 
Thy vesture dipped in blood. 

2 Obedient to thy gracious word, 
We break the hallowed bread, 
Commemorate our dying Lord, 
And trust on thee to feed. 

off 3 Now, Saviour, now thyself reveal, 
And make thy nature known : 
Affix thy blessed Spirit's seal, 
And stamp us for thine own. 

4 The cup of blessing, blest by thee, 

Let it thy blood impart ; 
The broken bread thy body be, 
To cheer each languid heart. 

HYMN 808, 8s and 7s. 

Before Communion. 

dol 1 T17HILE in sweet communion feeding 

' ' On this earthly bread and wine, 
off Saviour, may we see thee bleeding 

On the cross, to make us thine ! 
Now, our eyes forever closing 
To this fleeting world below, 
On thy gentle breast reposing, 

Teach us, Lord, thy grace to know. 
2 Though unseen, now be thou near us, 
With the still small voice of love ; 
Whispering words of peace to cheer us, 
Every doubt and fear remove : 



808 



®*~ 



4 



CHILDHOOD. 675 

Bring before as all the story 

Of thy life and death of woe; 
And, with hopes of endless glory, 

Wean our hearts from all below. 



809 



810 



HYMN 809, 8s and 7s. 

The Heavenly Banquet. 

m 1 TESUS spreads his banner o'er us, 

*J Cheers our famished souls with food ; 
He the banquet spreads before us 
Of his mystic flesh and blood. 
aff 2 Precious banquet, bread of heaven, 
Wine of gladness, flowing free ; 
May we taste it, kindly given, 
In remembrance, Lord, of thee ! 

HYMN 810, 8s and 7s. 

Leaving the Lord's Table. 

m 1 T^ROM the table now retiring, 

-l Which for us the Lord hath spread, 
May our souls, refreshment finding, 
Grow in all things like our Head ! 

2 His example by beholding, 
May our lives his image bear ; 

Him our Lord and Master calling, 
His commands may we revere. 

3 Love to God and man displaying, 
Walking steadfast in his way, 

Joy attend us in believing, 

Peace from God through endless day. 

mf 4 Praise and honor to the Father, 
Praise and honor to the Son, 
Praise and honor to the Spirit, 
Ever Three and ever One. 

Ol 1 HYMN 811, C. M. 

vJJ-J- Grace in Childhood. 

mp 1 T)Y cool Siloam's shady rill, 

■*-* How sweet the lily grows ! 

How sweet the breath, beneath the hill, 

Of Sharon's dewy rose ! 

2 And such the child, whose early feet 
The paths of peace have trod ; 
Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, 
Is upward drawn to God. 



YOUTH. 




3 thou whose infancy was found 

With heavenly rays to shine, 
Whose years, with changeless virtue crowned, 
Were all alike divine ; 

4 Dependent on thy bounteous breath, 

We seek thy grace alone, 
In childhood, manhood, and in death. 
To keep us still thy own. 

HYMN 812, 8s and 7s. 

Remember now thy Creator. 

1 1VTOW remember thy Creator, 

-L * While the heart with hope beats high ; 
Ere the evil days approaching, 

Swift the joyless years draw nigh. 
To the voice of mercy hearken, 

While thy morning sun doth shine ; 
Ere thy skies with shadows darken, 

Heed the call of love divine. 

2 Ere the silver cord shall sever, 

Or be crushed the golden bowl — 
Ere shall pass away forever 

Times of mercy for thy soul — 
Now remember thy Creator ; 

Pray for his forgiving love, 
And through Christ, the blessed Saviour, 

Seek the holy rest above. 

HYMN 813, lis and 10s. 

Invitation to the Young. 

COME, youthful wanderers, haste to the Saviour, 
Come ye to Jesus, draw near to his side ; 
Kneel at his mercy-seat, sue for his favor, 
Lambs of his bosom, for whom he hath died. 



813 



Hear his inviting voice, come in life's morning, 
Give up your souls to the Guide of your youth : 

How fair is grace the young bosom adorning ! 
What robe so pure as the raiment of truth ? 

Can you find pleasure in pathways unholy ? 

Hope ye for wisdom in wandering from God ? 
Sorrow and shame wait the votaries of folly ; 

Earth has no comfort not found in His blood. 



4 Has he not died for you ? look unto Calvary ; 
There see the tokens of sorrow and love : 



— 8 



mf 



f 



REVIVAL. 



11 \ 



677 



Lives be not now for you? Jesus the Saviour 
Hose and ascended to crown you above. 



814 



HYMN 814, 6s and 4s. 

"God save the Stater 



815 



»/ 



1 C\ OD bless our native land ! 
^ Firm may she ever stand, 

Through storm and night ; 
When the wild tempests rave, 
Ruler of winds and wave, 
Do thou our country save 

By thy great might. 

2 For her our prayer shall rise 
To God, above the skies ; 

On him we wait : 
Thou who art ever nigh, 
Guarding with watchful eye, 
To thee aloud we cry, 

God save the State ! 

HYMN 815, 7s. 

The work of God increasing. 

1 GAW ye not the cloud arise, 
^ Little as the human hand? 
Now it spreads along the skies, 

Hangs o'er all the thirsty land. 

2 Lo, the promise of a shower 

Drops already from above ; 
But the Lord will shortly pour 
All the blessings of his love. 

3 When he first the work begun, 

Small and feeble was the day ; 
Now the word doth swiftly run, 
Now it wins its widening way. 

4 More and more it spreads and grows, 

Ever mighty to prevail ; 
Sin's strongholds it now overthrows, 
Shakes the trembling gates of hell. 

5 Sons of God ! your Saviour praise ; 

He the door hath opened wide ; 
He hath given the word of grace ; 
Jesus' word is glorified. 





678 SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL. 

Ol /? HYMN 816, I. M. 

^ -*- " Prayer for Laborers. 

mp 1 T ORD of the harvest, bend thine ear, 
-*^ For Zion's heritage appear ; 

< Oh ! send forth laborers filled with zeal, 

Swift to obey their Master's will. 

mf 2 Our lifted eyes, Lord, behold 

The ripening harvest tinged with gold ; 
Wide fields are opening to our view ; 
The work is great, the laborers few. 

3 Under the guidance of thy hand, 
May Zion's sons to every land 
Go forth, to bless the dying race, 
As heralds of redeeming grace. 

4 Bid all their hearts with ardor glow, 
The Saviour's dying love to show, 
And spread the gospel's joyful sound, 
Far as the race of man is found. 

Ol »y HYMN 817, 7s and 6s. 

^-*- ' Success of the Gospel, 

f 1 npHE morning light is breaking, 
-*- The darkness disappears ; 
The sons of earth are waking 

To penitential tears : 
Each breeze that sweeps the ocean 

Brings tidings from afar, 
Of nations in commotion, 
Prepared for Zion's war. 

2 See heathen nations bending 

Before the God we love, 
And thousand hearts ascending 
\ In gratitude above ; 

While sinners, now confessing, 

The gospel call obey, 
And seek the Saviour's blessing — 

A nation in a day. 

3 Blest river of salvation , 

Pursue thy onward way ; 
Flow thou to every nation, 

Nor in thy richness stay ; 
Stay not till all the lowly 

Triumphant reach their home ; 



— d) 



818 



| DEATH AND HEAVEN. 679 j 

Stay not till all the holy 
< Proclaim, The Lord is come! 

HYMN 818, L. M. 
Sleeping in Jesus. 

1 A SLEEP in Jesus ! blessed sleep, 

-£*■ From which none ever wakes to weep! j 

) A calm and undisturbed repose, ( 

] Unbroken by the last of foes. I 

| mp 2 Asleep in Jesus ! Oh ! how sweet, 

To be for such a slumber meet ! 

With holy confidence to sing, 
i That death has lost his yenomed sting. 

3 Asleep in Jesus ! peaceful rest, 
"Whose waking is supremely blest ! 
} > No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour 

i Which manifests the Saviour's power. 

\ mp 4 Asleep in Jesus ! Oh ! for me 

May such a blissful refuge be ! 
j > Securely shall my ashes lie, 

* < And wait the summons from on high. 



819 



HYMN 819, L. M. 6 Lines. 

Pilgrims homeivard bound. 

\ m IT EADER of faithful souls, and guide 
\ J-J Of all that travel to the sky, 

J Come, and with us, e ; en us, abide, 

Who would on thee alone rely ; 
On thee alone our spirits stay, 
While held in life's uneven way. 

) mp 2 Strangers and pilgrims here below, 

This earth, we know, is not our place ; 

But hasten through the vale of woe, 
And, restless to behold thy face, 

Swift to our heavenly country move, 

Our everlasting home above. 

j m 3 Patient th' appointed race to run, 

This weary world we cast behind ; 
From strength to strength we travel on, 

The New Jerusalem to find : 
Our labor this, our only aim, 
) To find the New Jerusalem. 

4 Through thee, who all our sins hast borne, 
Freely and graciously forgiven, 

4 — 



680 HEAVEN. T 

With songs to Zion we return, 

Contending for our native heaven, — 
That palace of our glorious King ; 
We find it nearer while we sing. 

OQA HYMN 820, L. M. 

^ ™ ^ JVo Abiding City here. 

mp 1 " TTjTE'VE no abiding city here" — 
f ' We seek a city out of sight : 
Zion its name — the Lord is there, 
It shines with everlasting light. 

2 "We've no abiding city here" — 
This may distress the worldly mind, 

But should not cost the saint a tear, 
Who hopes a better rest to find. 

3 "We've no abiding city here" — 
Then let us live as pilgrims do ; 

Let not the world our rest appear ; 
But let us haste from all below. 

4 sweet abode of peace and love, 
Where pilgrims, freed from toil, are bless'd ! 

Had I the pinions of a dove, 
I'd flee to thee, and be at rest. 



HYMN 821, L. M. 

With Christ in Heaven. 



821 

mp IAS when the weary traveler gains 

■£*- The height of some o'erlooking hill, 
His heart revives, if o'er the plains 

He sees his home, though distant still,— 

// 2 So when the Christian pilgrim views, 

By faith, his mansion in the skies, 
The sight his fainting strength renews, 
And wings his speed to reach the prize. 

3 "'Tis there," he says, "I am to dwell 
With Jesus in the realms of day ; 
Then shall I bid my cares farewell, 
And he will wipe my tears away." 
off 4 Jesus, on thee our hope depends 
To lead us on to thy abode, 
Assured our home will make amends 
For all our toil while on the road. 



(•>— 



II HAVEN. 



HYMN 822, C. M. 
Heaven in Prospect. 



mp 



1 AND let this feeble body fail, 
-£*- And let it droop and die ; 



My soul shall quit the mournful vale, 

And soar to worlds on high. jj 

aff" 2 Oh ! what hath Jesus bought for me ! 
Before my ravished eyes 
Kivers of life divine I see, 
And trees of Paradise. j 

mf 3 I see a world of spirits bright, ! 

Who reap the pleasures there ; 
They all are robed in purest white, 
And conquering palms they bear. 

aff 4 Oh ! what are all my sufferings here, 
If, Lord, thou count me meet 
With that enraptured host to appear, 
And worship at thy feet ! 

mf 5 Give joy or grief, give ease or pain, 



dot 



Take life or friends away ; 
I come to find them all again 
In that eternal day. 

HYMN 823, 8s and 7s. 

Heaven discerned. 

1 IV/TY days are gliding swiftly by, 
-"-*- And I, a pilgrim stranger, 
Would not detain them as they fly, 
Those hours of toil and danger. 

mf 2 We'll gird our loins, my brethren dear 
Our heavenly home discerning ; 
Our absent Lord has left us word, 
Let every lamp be burning. 

3 Should coming days be cold and dark, 

We need not cease our singing ; 

That perfect rest naught can molest, 

Where golden harps are ringing. 

4 Let sorrow's rudest tempest blow, 

Each chord on earth to sever ; 
/ Our king says come, and there's our home, 

< Forever, oh ! forever ! 






(•> 




824 



682 HEAVEN. 

CHORUS. 

f For oh ! we stand on Jordan's strand, 

Our friends are passing over, 
And, just before, the shining shore 
We may almost discover. 

HYMN 824, 6s and 4s. 

Heaven is my Home, 
mp 1 T'M but a stranger here, 
-*• Heaven is my home ; 
Earth is a desert drear, 
Heaven is my home ; 
Danger and sorrow stand 
Round me on every hand, 
Heaven is my Father-land, 
Heaven is my home. 

2 What though the tempest rage, 
Heaven is my home ; 

Short is my pilgrimage, 

Heaven is my home ; 
And time's wild, wintry blast 
Soon will be overpast, 
I shall reach home at last, 

Heaven is my home. 

3 Therefore I murmur not, 
Heaven is my home ; 

Whatever my earthly lot, 

Heaven is my home ; 
And I shall surely stand 
There at my Lord's right hand : 
Heaven is my Father-land, 

Heaven is my home. 

QOK HYMN 825, S. M. 

OrJO Forever with the Lord. 

f 1 " "FOREVER with the Lord 1" 

< *- Amen ! so let it be : 

Life from the dead is in that word ; 

< 'Tis immortality ! 
m 2 Here, in the body pent, 

Absent from him I roam ; 
Yet nightly pitch my moving tent 
A day's march nearer home. 
mf 3 My Father's house on high, 
dol Home of my soul ! how near, 



i 



r 



UKAVEN. 



At times, to faith's far-seeing eye, 
Thy golden gates appear! 

/ 4 "Forever with the Lord \" 

aff Father, if 'tis thy will, 

The promise of that faithful word, 
E'en here to me fulfill. 

5 So, when my latest breath 

Shall rend the vail in twain, 
By death I shall eseape from death, 
And life eternal gain. 

f 6 That resurrection word ! 
That shout of victory ! 
Once more — "Forever ivith the Lord!" 
> Amen ! so let it be ! 



826 



HYMN 826, 8s and 7s. 

Longings for Heaven. 

dol 1 rpiME, thou speedest on but slowly, 
J- Hours, how tardy is your pace ! 
Ere with Him the high and holy 
I hold converse face to face. 

2 Here is nought but care and mourning ; 
Comes a joy, it will not stay ; 
Fairly shines the sun at dawning, 
Night will soon overcloud the day. 

wf 3 Onward then ! not long I wander 
Ere my Saviour comes for me, 
And with him abiding yonder, 
All his glory I shall see. 

f 4 Oh ! the music and the singing 
Of the host redeemed by love ! 

< Oh! the hallelujahs ringing 

Through the halls of light above ! 



! 

i 



684 PSALMS. 



i 



PSALMS. 



827 PSALM XXIII. C. M. 

1 rTIHE Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want ; 
■*■ He makes me down to lie 

In pastures green : he leadeth me 
The quiet waters "by. 

2 My soul he doth restore again, 

And me to walk doth make 
"Within the paths of righteousness, 
E'en for his own name's sake. 

3 Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, 

Yet will I fear no ill ; 
For thou art with me, and thy rod 
And staff me comfort still. 

4 My table thou hast furnished 

In presence of my foes ; 
My head thou dost with oil anoint, 
And my cup overflows. 
1 1 5 Goodness and mercy all my life 

Shall surely follow me ; 
And in God's house for evermore 
My dwelling-place shall be. 



] OXO PSALM XLIII. C. M. 

1 /^H! send thy light forth, and thy truth; 
^ Let them be guides to me ; 
And bring me to thy holy hill, 

E'en where thy dwellings be. 

2 Then will I to God's altar go, 
To God, my chiefest joy ; 

j! Yea, God, my God, thy name to praise, 

My harp I will employ. 

3 "Why art thou then cast down, my soul ? 
What should discourage thee ? 

And why with vexing thoughts art thou 
]! Disquieted in me ? 

4 Still trust in God ; for him to praise 
Good cause I yet shall have ; 

He of my countenance is the health, 
My God that doth me save. 



i 



4 

© 



PSALMS. 685 



$'2$ PSALM C. L. M. 

1 A LL people that on earth do dwell, 

-£*- Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice, 
Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell, 
Come ye before him and rejoice. 

2 Know that the Lord is God indeed ; 

Without our aid he did us make ; 
We are his flock ; he doth us feed, 
And for his sheep he doth us take. 

3 Oh ! enter, then, his gates with praise, 

Approach with joy his courts unto ; 
Praise, laud, and bless his name always, 

For it is seemly so to do. 
' 4 For why ? the Lord our God is good, 

His mercy is forever sure ; 
His truth at all times firmly stood, 

And shall from age to age endure. 

I 830 PSALM CXVI. C. M. 

1 T LOVE the Lord, because my voice 
-L And prayers he did hear ; 

I, while I live, will call on him, 
Who bowed to me his ear. 

2 Of death the cords and sorrows did 

About me compass round ; 
The pains of hell took hold on me, 
I grief and trouble found. 

3 Upon the name of God the Lord, 
1 Then did I call, and say, 

Deliver thou my soul, Lord, 
I do thee humbly pray. 

4 God merciful and righteous is, 

Yea, gracious is our Lord; 
' God saves the meek : I was brought low ; 

j He did me help aiford. 

5 I'll of salvation take the cup, 

On God's name will I call; 
I'll pay my vows now to the Lord, 
\ Before his people all. 

6 Within the courts of God's own house ; 

Within the midst of thee 
] city of Jerusalem, 

Praise to the Lord give ye. 



\&~-~^ 



58 




r 



686 DISMISSIONS. 



DISMISSIONS. 



L 



831 HYMN 831, L. M. 

1 "TilSMISS us with thy blessing, Lord ! 
U Help us to feed upon thy word ; 
All that has been amiss forgive, 
And let thy truth within us live. 

2 Though we are guilty, thou art good, — 
Wash all our works in Jesus' blood ; 
Give every burdened soul release, 
And bid us all depart in peace. 

832 HYMN 832, 8s, 7s, and 4s. 

1 T ORD ! dismiss us with thy blessing 
J-J Fill our hearts with joy and peace : 
Let us all, thy love possessing, 

Triumph in redeeming grace : 

Oh ! refresh us — 
Traveling through this wilderness. 

2 Thanks we give, and adoration, 

For thy gospel's joyful sound ; 
Let the fruits of thy salvation 
In our hearts and lives abound ; 

May thy presence 
With us evermore be found. 

3 So, whene'er the signal's given, 

Us from earth to call away 
Borne on angels' wings to heaven, j 

Glad to leave this cumbrous clay, 

May we ever < 

Reigrn with Christ in endless day. 

833 HYMN 833, 8s and 7s. 

1 1VTAY the grace of Christ our Saviour, 
-"J- And the Father's boundless love, 
With the Holy Spirit's favor, i 

Rest upon us from above. 
Let us thus abide in union 

With each other and the Lord, 
And possess, in sweet communion, 

Joys which earth cannot afford. 



r 



POXOLOGIES. 687 



834 HYMN 834, 83, 7s, and 4s. 

m 1 C\ OD of our salvation, hear us, 

^ Bless, bless us, ere we go ; 
mp When we join the world, be near us, 

Lest thy people careless grow; 
m Saviour, keep us, 

Keep us safe from every foe. 

mp 2 While our days on earth are lengthened, 
May we give them, Lord, to thee ; 

dot Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened, 

May we run, nor weary be, 

Till thy glory 
Without clouds in heaven we see. 



DOXOLOGIES. 



T c 



835 HYMN 835, I. M. 

PRAISE God, from whom all blessings flow ; 
Praise him, all creatures here below ; 
Praise him above, ye heavenly host ; 
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 

836 HYMN 836, L. M. 

10 God, the Father,— God, the Son,— 
And God, the Spirit, — three in one, — 
Be honor, praise, and glory given, 
By all on earth and all in heaven. 

837 HYMN 837, L. M. 

1 T3LESSING and honor, praise and love, 
J-* Co-equal, Co-eternal Three ! 
In earth below, in heaven above, 

By all thy works, be paid to thee. 

2 Thrice Holy ! thine the kingdom is ; 

The power omnipotent is thine ; 
And when created nature dies, 
Thy never-ceasing glories shine. 



688 DOXOLOGIES. 



838 HYMN 838, L. M. 6 Lines. 

IMMORTAL honor, endless fame, 
Ascribe to God the Father's name ; 
Let God the Son be glorified, 
Who for lost man's redemption died ; 
And equal adoration be 
God the Spirit, paid to thee. 

839 HYMN 839, L. M. 8 Lines. 

ETERNAL Father! throned above, 
Thou fountain of redeeming love ; 
Eternal Word ! who left thy throne 
For man's rebellion to atone ; 
Eternal Spirit, who dost give 
That grace whereby our spirits live : 
Thou God of our salvation, be 
Eternal praises paid to thee ! 

840 HYMN 840, C. M. 

LET God, the Father, and the Son, 
And Spirit, be adored, 
Where there are works to make him known, 
Or saints to love the Lord. 

841 HYMN 841, C. M. 

TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
One God, whom we adore, 
Be glory as it was, is now, 
And shall be evermore. 

842 HYMN 842, C. M. 

IX hope to join the angelic host 
And all the ransomed throng, 
To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
We raise the grateful song. 

843 HYMN 843, C. M. 8 Lines. 

THE God of mercy be adored, 
Who calls our souls from death, 
Who saves by his redeeming word 

And new-creating breath ; 
To praise the Father and the Son 

And Spirit all-divine, — 
The one in three, and three in one, — 
Let saints and angels ioin. 



£>~* 



DOXOLOGIES. 689 



844 HYMN 844, S. M. 

YE angels round the throne ! 
And saints that dwell below ! 
Worship the Father, praise the Son, 
And bless the Spirit too. 

845 HYMN 845, 7s. 

SING we to our God above, 
Praise eternal as his love ; 
Praise him all ye heavenly host ! 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 

846 HYMN 846, 7s, 6 Lines. 

BLESSING, honor, glory, might, 
And dominion infinite, 
To the Father of our Lord, 
To the Spirit and the Word : 
As it was all worlds before, 
Is, and shall be evermore. 

847 HYMN 847, 8s and 7s. 

GLORY, honor, praise, and power 
To the Lamb be ever paid ; 
Let new blessings, every hour, 
Rest on his adored head. 

848 HYMN 848, 8s and 7s. 

PRAISE the God of all creation ; 
Praise the Father's boundless love : 
Praise the Lamb, our expiation, 

Priest and King enthroned above : 
Praise the Fountain of salvation, 
Him by whom our Spirits live : 
Undivided adoration 

To the one Jehovah give. 

849 HYMN 849, 8s, 7s, and 4s. 

GREAT Jehovah ! we adore thee, 
God, the Father, God, the Son, 
God, the Spirit, joined in glory 
On the same eternal throne ; 

Endless praises 
To Jehovah, Three in One. 
» ™™ 



^4 



690 DOXOLOGIES. 



850 HYMN 850, L. C. M. 

nnO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
-*• Be praise amid the heavenly host, 

And in the church below ; 
From whom all creatures draw their breath, 
By whom redemption blessed the earth, 

From whom all comforts now. 

851 HYMN 851, L. P. M. 

TVTOW to the great and sacred Three, 
-^ The Father, Son, and Spirit, be 
J! Eternal praise and glory given, 

Through all the worlds where God is known, 
By all the angels near the throne, 

And all the saints in earth and heaven 



852 HYMN 852, H. M. 

TO God the Father's throne, 
Your highest honors raise ; 
Glory to God, the Son, — 
To God, the Spirit, praise : 
With all our powers, 
Eternal King! 
Thy name we sing, 
While faith adores. 

853 HYMN 853, 7s and 6s, {Iambic) 

WE'LL praise thy name forever, — 
Thou glorious King of kings ! 
! Thy wondrous love and favor 

Each ransomed spirit sings : 
We'll celebrate thy glory, 

With all thy saints above, 
And shout the joyful story 
Of thy redeeming love. 

854 HYMN 854, 7s and 6s. {Trochaic) 

FATHER, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
One God whom we adore, 
Join we with the heavenly host 

To praise thee evermore : 
Live, by heaven and earth adored, 
Three in One, and One in Three, 
Holy, holy, holy Lord, 
All glory be to thee ! 




DOXOLCHilKS. 



691 ! 



B 1 



HYMN 855, 5s and 6s. 
>Y angels in heaven 

Of every degree, 
And saints upon earth, 

All praise be addressed 
To God in three Persons, — 

One God ever-blessed : 
As hath been, and now is, 

And always shall be. 



HYMN 856, 6s and 4s. 

mO God— the Father, Son, 
-L And Spirit — Three in One, 

All praise be given ! 
Crown him, in every song ; 
To him your hearts belong ; 
Let all his praise prolong — 

On earth, in heaven. 

857 HYMN 857, 10s and lis 

ALL glory to God, the Father and Son, 
And Spirit of grace, the great Three in One ; 
Let highest ascriptions forever be given 
By all the creation in earth and in heaven. 

858 HYMN 858, lis. 

r\ FATHER Almighty, to thee be addressed, 
*J With Christ and the Spirit, one God ever blest, 
All glory and worship, from earth and from heaven, 
As was, and is now, and shall ever be given ! 

> 



4- 



*® 



r 



i 



INDEX TO SUPPLEMENT. 



PAGE 

A debtor to mercy alone Toplady 658 

Again our earthly cares we leave 623 

All! whither should I go C.WesUy 643 

All people that on earth do dwell Rouse 684 

Almighty God, thy word is cast 627 

And can I yet delay C.Wesley 646 

And dost thou say, ''Ask what thou wilt" 662 

And let this feeble body fail C.Wesley 681 

And must I part with all I have Beddome 656 

Arise, my soul, arise C.Wesley 648 

Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep Mrs.Mackay 679 

As when the weary traveler gains Newton 680 

Be still, my heart, these anxious cares Newton 654 

Blessed fountain, full of grace Kelly 656 

Blessed Saviour, thee I love G. Duffceld, Jr. 632 

By cool Siloam's shady rill Heber 675 

Ceaseless praise be to the Father JR. W.P. 625 

Come, thou Traveler unknown C.Wesley 663 

Come, youthful wanderers, haste to the Saviour 676 

Complete in thee, no work of mine A.R. W. 657 

Creator, Spirit, by whose aid Dryden 638 

Crown his head with endless blessing Pratt's Col. 629 

Depth of mercy, can there be C.Wesley 649 

Dismiss us with thy blessing, Lord Hart 686 

Ere the blue heavens were stretched abroad Watts 628 

Eternal Sun of Righteousness C.Wesley 607 

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost C.Wesley 623 

Forever here my rest shall be C.Wesley 630 

Forever with the Lord Montgomery 6S2 

For the mercies of the day Baptist Noel 627 

From every stormy wind that blows Stowell 650 

From the cross uplifted high Haweis 641 

From the table now retiring Exeter Coll. 675 

Give to the winds thy fears Tr.byJ. Wesley 671 

Glory, glory everlasting Kelly 629 

Glory to God the Father be 626 

God bless our native land T.S.Dwight 677 

God of my life, to thee I call Cowper 650 

God of my salvation, hear C. Wesley 648 

God of our salvation, hear us.... . M Kelly 687 

God's holy law transgressed Beddome 630 

Go, labor on, spend and be spent Bonar 673 

Great God, this sacred day of thine Mrs. Steele 623 



> 694 INDEX TO SUPPLEMENT. 

' i 

\ PAGE t 

t Hail, my ever-blessed Jesus Wingrove 631 { 

i Holy Father, hear my cry Bonar 626 { 

t Holy Ghost, the Infinite 637 \ 

i How gentle God's commands Doddridge 652 £ 

) If thou impart thyself to me C.Wesley 666 J 

i I heard the voice of Jesus say Bonar 636 t 

I I lay my sins on Jesus Bonar 635 > 

t I love the Lord, because my voice Rouse 685 \ 

< I"m but a stranger here 682 / 

t 1 was a wandering sheep Bonar 659 i 



l 



< Jesus, at whose supreme command C.Wesley 674 > 

i Jesus, engrave it on my heart Medley 631 \ 

J Jesus, I know, hath died for me J.Wesley 657 \ 

) Jesus, let thy pitying eye C.Wesley 644 ) 

i Jesus, merciful and mild T.Hastings 633 ( 

I Jesus, my strength, my hope C.Wesley 662 / 

1 Jesus, our best-beloved friend 672 J 

< Jesus spreads his banner o'er lis 675 < 

t Jesus, thy boundless love to me C. Wesley 653 } 

■ Jesus, thyself to us reA'eal C. Wesley 664 ' 

Jesus, united by thy grace C. Wesley 672 / 

Just as I am, without one plea Charlotte Elliott 645 , 

Laboring and heavy laden Rankin 659 

Leader of faithful souls and guide C. Wesley 679 

Lo! God is here! let us adore Tersteegen 625 

Lord! as to thy dear cross we flee 661 

Lord! dismiss us with thy blessing Rippon 6S6 

Lord! I believe; thy power I own Wreford 668 

Lord of the harvest, bend thine ear 678 

Make haste, man, to live Bonar 673 

May the grace of Christ our Saviour 686 

Mercy, thou Son of David Newton 647 

Must Jesus bear the cross alone 633 

My days are gliding swiftly bv Nelson 681 

My God, My Father, while I stray Charlotte Elliott 654 

My God, the covenant of thy love Doddridge 656 

My gracious Lord, I own thy right Doddridge 665 

My gracious Redeemer I love Francis 635 

My Jesus, as thou wilt Schniolk 655 

My spirit on thy care H.F.Lyte 666 



f Near me, my Saviour, stand C.Wesley 667 

4 No room for mirth or trifling here C.Wesley 642 

i Now remember thy Creator & Mills Day 676 



i 



\ OGod! how often hath thine ear W.M.Bunting 660 I 

$ God! we praise thee and confess Bishop Patrick 624 £ 

/ Jesus! King most wonderful Lyra Catholica 636 ) 

$ Lord, I would delight in thee Ryland 665 { 

\ sacred head, once wounded Gerhard, tr. by J. W. Alexander 634 / 

i thou to whose all-searching sight J.Wesley 668 I 

( thou who hearest the prayer of faith Toplady 646 j 

t Oh! cease, my wandering soul ^ Muhlenberg 60S t 

} Oh! could I find from day to day... Hartford Selection 660 { 

I Oh! for a heart to praise my God C.Wesley 661 



Oh! seud thy light forth, and thy truth ...Rouse 684 i 

Oh! that in me the sacred fire C.Wesley 639 \ 

Oh! that the Comforter would come C. Wesley (altered) 639 



Oli ! when shall I see Jesus 671 

p the King, all glorious above LordOlenelg < : l'1 

□ flourished Newtc 

One th all others NewU 

al, whose plaintive moan JE^pu. CWZ. 642 

Prince of Peace, control my will 653 

Return and come to God Doane 649 

Saviour. I thy word believe Toplady 63S |i 

Saviour, when in dust to thee Lord Glenelg 643 

8 iw ye QOt the cloud arise C. Wesley 677 

Bow in the morn thy seed 673 

Stand up! stand up for Jesus! G. Duffield, Jr. 670 

Strait is the way, the door is strait Watts 648 

The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want Rouse. 683 

The morning light is breaking S.F. Smith 678 

The Spirit in our hearts H. U.OnderdonJc 640 

This world, God, like that above.... Madame Guion 665 

Though faint, yet pursuing, we go on our way 670 

Though troubles assail and dangers affright Newton 655 \ 

Thou who didst on Calvary bleed Evening Hymns 645 ]i 

Time, thou speedest on but slowly Lyra Germanica 683 j| 

To-day the Saviour calls Spiritual Songs 641 f 

To whom, my Saviour, shall I go 630 ) 

Unite, my roving thoughts, unite Doddridge 652 

Tain, delusive world, adieu C. Wesley 647 

Weary sinner, keep thine eyes 642 

We've no abiding city here Kelly 680 

What grace, O Lord, and beauty shone 634 

When, gracious Lord, when shall it be C. Wesley 667 

When languor and disease invade Toplady C51 

When this passing world is done McCheyne 669 

While in sweet communion feeding 674 

With broken heart and contrite sigh C49 



§}w» 



fi)%**% 



INDEX OF SUBJECTS TO SUPPLEMENT. 



\ Adoration, 624, 629. 
{ Ark of Salvation, 658. 
< Assurance, 657, 658. 

Baptism of fire, 639. 

Blessing on the word, sought, 627. 

Blind Bartimeus, 647. 

Burdens cast on God, 652, 654, 665,666. 

Ciirist, 628-637. 

Adored, 629, 631, 633, 635, 636. 

A friend, 628. 

A guide, 630. 

A refuge, 646, 648. 

At the table, 674, 675. 

Chosen, 647, 656. 

Divinity of, 628, 629. 

Needful, 631. 

Only, 632. 

On the cross, 634, 642, 643. 

Our all, 633, 635, 636, 647, 653, 
657. 

Our intercessor, 648. 

Our pattern, 634, 635, 661. 

Our shepherd, 659. 

Patience of, 634. 

Sanctification in, 630. 

Sought in distress, 644, 645. 

The King, 636. 
Comforter, the Spirit the, 637. 
Complete in Christ, 657. 
Consecration to God, 663, 665. 
Consolation in sickness, 6-'>l . 
Contrite heart sought, 661. 
Conversion. 644-650. 
Cross, hearing, 633. 

' Christ on, 634, 643. 
Invitation from the, 641. 
Crowns cast at Jesus' feet, 623. 

Death, a sleep in Jesus, 679. 

eternal, 642. 
Declension lamented, 651. 
Dismissions, 6S6. 
Divinity of Christ, 628. 
Doxologies, 687-691. 

Evening service, close of, G27. 

Faith sought, 668. 



(j)^v-v^^-w 



Fearful encouraged, 671. 
Fellowship in Christ, 672. 
Forgiveness in Christ, 630, 631, 632, 

634, 635. 
Friend, Christ a, 628. 

God, omnipresent, 6C5. 

Our all, 667. 

Our friend, 652. 

Our leader, 670. 

Our shepherd, 684. 

Our trust, 684. 

Praised and adored, 624, 626. 

Present in his house, 625. 

Sought in affliction, 650. 

Sought in his house, 623. 
God's covenant sure, 656 
Goodness of God, 624. 
Grace, in Jesus, 631. 
for sinners, 656 

Heaven anticipated, 671, 680-683. 
Holiness sought, 660, 661, 663, 664, 

668. 
Holy Ghost. See — Spirit. 
How much we owe, 669. 

Intercession, of Christ, 648. 
Invitation, to the sinner, 640-643. 

Jesus. See— Christ. 
Joy, in Christ, 635, 636. 
God, 666. 

Labor for Christ, 672. r>7:;. 
Laborers, prayer for tho increase of, 

678. 
Liberty of the sons of God, 666. 
Life a pilgrimage, 679-682. 
Living, to Christ, 665. 

with a purpose, 673. 
Lord's Supper, 674, 675. 

Majesty of God, 624. 

Mercy for the vilest, 649. 

Mercy-seat, 650. 

Ministers, prayer for increase of 678. 

Narrow way, 648. 

Nation, prayer for the, 677. 



50 



097 




INDEX OP SUBJECTS TO SUPPLEMENT. 



Nearness to God, 660. 
Needful, Jesus the one thing 



631. 



One in Christ, 672. 
Ordinances, 674, 675. 

Pardon offered, 641. 

sought, 643, 644. 
Peace in Christ, 653. 

to the sorrowing, 642. 
Penitence, 643-645, 660. 

Prayer of, 644, 649. 
Pilgrimage, life a, 679-682. 
Praise, to God, 624. 

To the Trinity, 625 
Prayer, 650, 662 663. 

For laborers, 678. 
For the nation, 677. 
In trouble, 650, 667. 
Of publican, 649. 
Wrestling, 663. 
Presence of God, 625. 

Reconciliation sought, 667 
Resignation, 654, 655. 
Rest in God, 658, 665, 666. 
Desired, 659. 
Returning to God, 660. 
Revival, 677, 678. 

Sabbath, God's influences invoked in, 
623. 

Close of. 627. 
Sanctiflcation in Christ, 630, 662, 668. 

By the Spirit, 637. 
Sanctuarv, God sought in, 623. 
Saviour, Christ the, 628, 635, 645, 648. 
Self-denial, 656. 670, 673. 




Self-knowledge sought, 643. 
Sinners invited, 640-643. 
Social dedication to God, 672. 
Soldiers of the Cross, 670, 671. 
Sowing the seed, 673. 
Spirit, A fire, 639. 

Holy, 637-639. 

Invoked, 638, 639. 

Inviting us, 640. 

Sanctifier, 637, 639 

The Comforter, 637, 638, 639. 

The Creator, 638. 

The witness of sought, 638, 
639. 
Spread of the gospel, 677, 678. 
Sufferer, consolations of the, 651. 

Time flying, 673. 
To-day, the call, 641. 
Trinity, invoked, 626. 

praised, 625, 626, 638. 
Trust, for time and eternity, 657, 658. 

in suffering, 651. 

in trouble, 654, 655, 670, 671. 

Wanderer reclaimed, 659. 
Witness of the Spirit, 638, 639. 
Word, God's, seed sown as, 627. 
World disdained, 635. 

renounced, 647, 656. 
Worship, commencement of public, 
623, 625. 

Close of, 627, 686. 
Wrestling Jacob, 663. 

Yielding to God, 646. 
Youth invited, 676. 






23 Jtiii 1860: 



Tl 



t 



W ^ W v£ 






Deacidified using the Bookkeeper process. 
Neutralizing agent: Magnesium Oxide 
Treatment Date: August 2005 

PreservationTechnologies 

A WORLD LEADER IN PAPER PRESERVATION 

111 Thomson Park Drive 
Cranberry Township, PA 16066 
(724) 779-21 1 1 



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 




014 629 230 6 



